K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 EDT
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.8°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 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)99910911111111111111111111101010111110999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6868697169889093100979393855857555656575747434141
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.26
11:06PM
0.25
11:40AM
0.26
11:29PM
0.25
12:10PM
0.26
11:59PM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.15
6:07PM
0.14
6:37AM
0.14
6:46PM
0.15
7:11AM
0.14
7:20PM
0.15
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-7:13-------7:13-------7:13------
Sunset----6:19-------6:17-------6:16---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717181920202120181819212020171614141718191919
Feels °C (?)1414131414151616161314141616161211991214171615
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 30 km from K.O.A has swung offshore (light winds from the W at BUOY-ORIN7). 0.8m 10s swell from the ENE with a 0.3m 4s local chop from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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30 km away, 1 h 37 min ago

15 km/h
W
0.0
18.8
Air / Water (°C)
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