Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3838 | 3714 | 3298 | 3199 | 3307 | 2875 | 2481 | 2047 | 1570 | 1228 | 1234 | 1197 | 1211 | 713 | 651 | 356 | 235 | 148 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:52PM0.28m | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:16PM0.28m | 11:41AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.14m | 6:18AM0.16m | 5:59PM0.15m | 6:52AM0.16m | 6:29PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3838 | 3714 | 3298 | 3199 | 3307 | 2875 | 2481 | 2047 | 1570 | 1228 | 1234 | 1197 | 1211 | 713 | 651 | 356 | 235 | 148 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 585 | 348 | 363 | 374 | 331 | 342 | 332 | 377 | 311 | 278 | 107 | 124 | 31 | 108 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 149 | 141 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 147 | 26 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
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