Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 32 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 44 | 51 | 246 | 550 | 792 | 968 | 1029 | 1030 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:05AM0.26m | 1:50PM0.26m | 1:50AM0.26m | 2:29PM0.25m | 2:42AM0.26m | 3:19PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.16m | 8:08PM0.17m | 9:43AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.16m | 10:35AM0.16m | 8:59PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 31 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 44 | 75 | 51 | 246 | 550 | 792 | 968 | 1029 | 1030 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1044 | 7 | 844 | 7 | 0 | 838 | 1057 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 68 | 1044 | 1044 | 531 | 264 | 411 | 413 | 714 | 1010 | 1010 | 1125 | 1301 | 904 |
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