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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 1 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 113 | 116 | 82 | 82 | 73 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 167 | 350 | 491 | 528 | 452 | 394 | 418 | 355 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:09AM 0.16 | 12:55PM 0.13 | 1:49AM 0.16 | 1:45PM 0.13 | 2:34AM 0.16 | 2:46PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:37AM 0.03 | 7:15PM 0.02 | 8:19AM 0.03 | 7:57PM 0.03 | 9:13AM 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 |
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