
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 69 | 59 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08PM0.27m | 2:15AM0.28m | 2:54PM0.27m | 3:10AM0.27m | 3:51PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.15m | 8:02PM0.16m | 9:00AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.16m | 9:55AM0.16m | 9:38PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
57 | 40 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 69 | 59 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
78 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 79 | 81 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 13 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | NE 12 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 26 | 44 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 145 | 145 | 536 | 161 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 145 | 155 | 264 | 144 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1057 | 141 | 380 | 380 |
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