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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
35 | 47 | 66 | 80 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 47 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:23PM0.20m | 7:58AM0.18m | 9:10PM0.21m | 8:36AM0.17m | 9:53PM0.22m | 9:11AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.07m | 2:52AM0.10m | 3:19PM0.07m | 3:56AM0.10m | 4:01PM0.07m | 4:55AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 5 |
 kJ | 35 | 47 | 66 | 80 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 114 | 118 | 77 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 47 | 34 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 74 | 56 | 71 | 90 | 105 | 127 | 115 | 123 | 146 | 125 | 136 | 145 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1311 | 50 | 334 | 264 | 145 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 159 | 145 | 145 | 261 | 39 | 179 | 179 | 141 | 301 | 301 | 40 | 141 | 149 | 497 | 731 |
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