Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 46 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.24m | 10:32AM0.19m | 11:07PM0.24m | 11:08AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.12m | 4:50PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.10m | 6:36AM0.12m | 6:15PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 46 | 42 | 2 | 176 | 107 | 89 | 94 | 97 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 37 | 57 | 138 | 252 | 241 | 1 | — | — | — | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 299 | 848 | 1125 | 537 | 858 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 870 | 1125 | 1010 | 324 | 299 | 145 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 179 | 168 | 179 |
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