K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 EST
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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
4.9° C
(Which is 11.8°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 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101099999998999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334334327242210210175163173176186183163156156124121121949292949079
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.12
11:23AM
0.10
12:35AM
0.12
11:54AM
0.10
1:16AM
0.12
12:33PM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
-0.00
6:57AM
0.01
7:12PM
-0.00
7:39AM
0.02
7:41PM
0.00
8:21AM
0.03
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:22--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202020202122222121202020202020202020192020
Feels °C (?)171718181919202020202021192020191717171717171716
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