Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | 4:25AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | 5:18AM0.20m | 7:25PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.08m | 11:21PM0.13m | 12:23PM0.09m | 00:36AM0.14m | 1:13PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 152 | 103 | 66 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | 31 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 3 | N 3 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | 48 | 69 | 81 | 136 | 159 | 263 | 366 | 393 | 480 | 439 | 388 | 335 | 293 | 289 | 226 | 247 | 320 | 232 | 223 | 5 | 2 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 804 | 844 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 299 | 299 | 145 | 145 | 354 | 67 | 67 | 145 | 144 | 144 | 68 | 67 | 39 | 21 | 141 | 21 | 39 |
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