Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | 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 |
High Tide | 4:42PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | 4:25AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.08m | 11:21PM0.13m | 12:23PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | 11 | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 56 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 87 | 91 | 61 | 51 | 73 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 98 | 146 | 263 | 366 | 377 | 432 | 457 | 445 | 427 | 377 | 297 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 7 | 1436 | 1301 | 839 | 733 | 733 | 635 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 354 | 144 | 155 | 145 | 161 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 99 | 67 |
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