Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 799 | 595 | 778 | 857 | 770 | 745 | 682 | 666 | 705 | 691 | 691 | 691 | 730 | 768 | 809 | 428 | 576 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33PM0.25m | 10:01AM0.25m | 10:04PM0.26m | 10:39AM0.26m | 10:35PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.14m | 4:58AM0.15m | 4:56PM0.14m | 5:37AM0.14m | 5:36PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 159 | — | — | 330 | 143 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 612 | 799 | 595 | 778 | 857 | 770 | 745 | 682 | 666 | 705 | 691 | 691 | 691 | 730 | 768 | 809 | 428 | 576 | 1162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 553 | 547 | 508 | 501 | 318 | 382 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 394 | 361 | 350 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 350 | 334 | 309 |
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