Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 30 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:13AM0.27m | 1:58PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.11m | 8:12AM0.12m | 7:44PM0.12m | 8:55AM0.12m | 8:24PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 42 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 46 | 87 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 55 | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2902 | 1948 | 1807 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 998 | 2626 | 2626 | 1908 | 1890 | 998 | 1811 | 497 | 844 | 1047 | 2324 | 844 | 793 |
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