K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 EDT
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K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K.O.A today?

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)755755694610623674689703580512524452394584573490422361356295244241162199
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
S
15
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
N
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.14
6:05AM
0.15
7:30PM
0.15
7:09AM
0.16
8:18PM
0.16
7:59AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.06
12:57AM
0.08
1:33PM
0.06
1:59AM
0.07
2:33PM
0.06
2:54AM
0.07
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset--7:30-------7:30-------7:31-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121313141515161617141112131313131414151617171718
Feels °C (?)89101213121212148467778910121314131315
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