Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 125mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 71 | 82 | 78 | 65 | 10 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 59 | 66 | 62 | 78 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.20m | 7:25PM0.22m | 6:28AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.23m | 7:46AM0.19m | 8:55PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.14m | 1:13PM0.09m | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:07PM0.09m | 3:07AM0.14m | 3:05PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 58 | 43 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 82 | 78 | 65 | 10 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 15 | — | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 205 | 176 | 155 | 112 | 92 | 119 | — | — | 17 | 4 | — | 13 | 21 | 187 | 44 | 49 | 83 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 66 | 60 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 380 | 380 | 220 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 280 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 147 | 149 | 40 | 141 | 141 |
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