Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 84 | 95 | 112 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 46 | 45 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM0.22m | 4:25AM0.24m | 6:15PM0.23m | 5:31AM0.23m | 7:14PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 57 | 74 | 84 | 95 | 112 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1048 | 553 | 528 | 476 | 334 | 401 | 354 | 354 | 2324 | 528 | 144 | 264 | 68 | 145 | 68 | 50 | 342 | 278 | 261 |
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