K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (13 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
E
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
46
41
29
27
43
92
126
188
141
116
91
83
61
74
77
114
114
58
95
104
90
75
63
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
N
40
N
25
N
5
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
E
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM0.19m
9:15PM0.20m
8:16AM0.19m
9:55PM0.21m
9:03AM0.19m
10:31PM0.21m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.11m
3:13PM0.06m
3:46AM0.12m
3:55PM0.06m
4:40AM0.11m
4:35PM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
18
16
13
14
15
16
14
14
13
15
17
18
17
19
14
13
13
14
15
17
19
18
20
20
16
12
5
9
14
10
8
8
6
9
12
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
E
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
72
46
41
29
27
17
19
19
139
141
116
91
83
61
74
77
114
114
58
95
104
90
75
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
N
4
0.1
E
13
0.6
SE
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
N
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
27
26
26
25
25
20
10
9
19
10
10
10
9
9
10
17
10
3
41
16
41
20
38
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
SW
5
0.1
E
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
3
6
5
1
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
7
3
1
3
26
55
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
NNW
3
1
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
5
12
21
26
43
92
126
188
1
9
38
37
23
16
14
13
29
33
27
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
829
822
731
731
508
417
417
261
39
0
0
40
179
53
0
147
145
144
401
168
29
21
21
29
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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