
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 58 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 57 | 261 | 198 | 140 | 104 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:25PM0.22m | 6:28AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.23m | 7:46AM0.19m | 8:55PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:07PM0.09m | 3:07AM0.14m | 3:05PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
30 | 41 | 29 | 35 | 58 | 82 | 78 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 25 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | N 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | 29 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
31 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
54 | 57 | 42 | 27 | — | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 261 | 198 | 140 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 2706 | 29 | 802 | 21 | 99 | 59 | 0 | 35 | 147 | 147 | 144 |
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