Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 111 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 29 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 118 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49PM0.25m | 7:12AM0.25m | 7:55PM0.26m | 8:10AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.19m | 2:16PM0.16m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:10PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 160 | 111 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 58 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 41 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 19 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 118 | 260 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1015 | 1434 | 1436 | 822 | 149 | 1010 | 1010 | 1015 | 1015 | 149 | 147 |
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