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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 Tuesday 12 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | |
96 | 43 | 72 | 67 | 46 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 80 | 111 | 51 | 104 | 100 | 78 | 93 | 62 | 70 | 138 | 149 | 95 | 99 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:29PM0.19m | 7:32AM0.19m | 9:15PM0.20m | 8:16AM0.19m | 9:55PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.07m | 2:48AM0.11m | 3:13PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.12m | 3:55PM0.06m | 4:40AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 96 | 43 | 72 | 67 | 46 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 80 | 111 | 57 | 104 | 100 | 78 | 93 | 62 | 55 | 138 | 149 | 95 | 99 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 33 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 7 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 12 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | W 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 308 | 301 | 793 | 822 | 858 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 301 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 40 | 147 | 141 | 0 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 147 | 220 | 21 |
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