Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 59 | 96 | 235 | 207 | 204 | 220 | 175 | 168 | 164 | 117 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18PM0.25m | 1:06AM0.28m | 2:00PM0.25m | 1:42AM0.28m | 2:44PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.14m | 7:07PM0.15m | 8:33AM0.13m | 7:36PM0.16m | 8:38AM0.13m | 8:16PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 64 | 235 | 207 | 204 | 220 | 175 | 168 | 164 | 117 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 59 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 982 | 998 | 998 | 1052 | 1807 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 261 | 161 | 68 | 0 | 20 | 53 | 39 | 380 | 1929 | 50 |
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