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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 Saturday 23 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
109 | 156 | 160 | 160 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 154 | 157 | 192 | 190 | 199 | 193 | 154 | 151 | 122 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 67 | 63 | 125 | 129 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 4:11AM0.21m | 5:43PM0.17m | 5:24AM0.21m | 6:40PM0.18m | 6:25AM0.20m | 7:33PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.07m | 11:33PM0.09m | 12:48PM0.07m | 00:37AM0.09m | 1:43PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 109 | 156 | 160 | 160 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 154 | 157 | 192 | 190 | 199 | 193 | 154 | 151 | 122 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 84 | 101 | 93 | 86 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | — | — | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 71 | 71 | 97 | — | 120 | 74 | 124 | 182 | 182 | 160 | 225 | 228 | 182 | 196 | 221 | 221 | 219 | 170 | 124 | 125 | 129 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1125 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1044 | 144 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 45 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 53 | 99 | 99 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 155 |
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