Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:32PM0.24m | 7:37AM0.22m | 8:25PM0.24m | 8:39AM0.23m | 9:18PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.17m | 2:44PM0.13m | 3:35AM0.16m | 3:39PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 45 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 68 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 1130 | 521 | 413 | 179 | 413 | 220 | 0 | 299 | 553 | 0 | 40 | 179 |
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