Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 121mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 86 | 54 | 102 | 186 | 330 | 512 | 845 | 1261 | 1533 | 1397 | 1109 | 1052 | 500 | 361 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:34PM0.27m | 10:46AM0.27m | 11:08PM0.27m | 11:31AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.13m | 5:48AM0.16m | 5:46PM0.14m | 6:28AM0.15m | 6:32PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 361 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 86 | 54 | 102 | 186 | 330 | 512 | 845 | 1261 | 1533 | 1397 | 1109 | 1052 | 377 | 521 | 597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1057 | 961 | 1929 | 1811 | 974 | 839 | 844 | 877 | 868 | 417 | 793 | 733 | 733 | 632 | 793 | 159 | 634 | 261 | 145 |
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