
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 44 | 32 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 86 | 86 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28PM0.21m | 2:09AM0.25m | 3:22PM0.22m | 2:46AM0.25m | 4:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.13m | 9:10AM0.10m | 8:38PM0.14m | 9:36AM0.09m | 9:23PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 7 | S 7 | E 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
3 | 303 | 245 | 3 | 181 | 107 | 72 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 44 | 32 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 43 | 49 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 14 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
338 | 408 | 277 | 192 | 176 | — | — | — | 39 | 78 | 116 | 113 | 124 | 109 | 106 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 145 | 99 | 68 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 145 | 68 | 68 | 533 | 145 | 472 | 144 | 161 | 280 | 1890 | 1301 | 144 |
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