Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 74 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.28m | 11:01AM0.25m | 11:37PM0.28m | 11:51AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.13m | 6:17AM0.16m | 6:00PM0.13m | 7:01AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 320 | 320 | 264 | 264 | 145 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 670 | 413 | 536 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 805 | 1048 | 1048 | 420 | 145 |
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