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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
147 | 119 | 94 | 92 | 162 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 47 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 80 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:40PM0.18m | 6:25AM0.20m | 7:33PM0.19m | 7:16AM0.20m | 8:23PM0.20m | 7:58AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.09m | 1:43PM0.07m | 1:45AM0.09m | 2:33PM0.07m | 2:52AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
1 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 147 | 119 | 94 | 92 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 47 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 80 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 135 | 150 | 171 | 150 | 162 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 170 | 170 | 194 | 193 | 175 | 175 | 157 | 153 | 153 | 108 | 135 | 123 | 127 | 107 | 90 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 99 | 145 | 299 | 144 | 320 | 99 | 161 | 99 | 99 | 144 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 45 | 68 | 67 | 144 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 39 |
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