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 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 85mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 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 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 50 |
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 | off | cross-on | glassy | cross |
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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 115 | 74 | 46 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 51 | 66 | 91 | 148 | 251 | 360 | 439 | 465 | 416 | 352 | 335 | 293 | 250 | 220 | 220 | 194 | 155 | 150 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 844 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 299 | 310 | 310 | 144 | 144 | 145 | 68 | 144 | 145 | 144 | 99 | 144 | 68 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 411 |
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