Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 7PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 68 | 48 | 66 | 81 | 150 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM0.20m | 00:46AM0.24m | 12:53PM0.20m | 1:10AM0.25m | 1:38PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.10m | 8:31AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.11m | 8:58AM0.12m | 7:33PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 54 | 75 | 94 | 83 | 51 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 44 | 68 | 48 | 66 | 81 | 150 | 232 | 345 | 514 | 620 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 40 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 690 | 720 | 998 | 818 | 1050 | 955 | 955 | 844 | 844 | 844 | 844 | 802 | 344 |
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