Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM0.22m | 10:11PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.22m | 11:06PM0.26m | 11:20AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.11m | 5:43AM0.13m | 5:34PM0.11m | 6:38AM0.13m | 6:20PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | SE 11 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 2 | SW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 48 | 74 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2626 | 2626 | 1979 | 1308 | 179 | 147 | 7 | 227 | 147 | 1010 | 1338 | 1308 | 1308 | 227 | 420 | 597 | 670 | 2855 | 2074 | 1337 | 472 |
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