K.O.A 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° N 75.47° W

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's K.O.A sea temperature is

27.4° C

K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at K.O.A today (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 25					Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	74	137	102	78	64	64	80	82	82	82	64	54	52	51	51	33	33	32	32	33	34
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	SE	SW	NNW	SSE	ESE	SSE	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					8:55PM0.23m				8:52AM0.19m				9:40PM0.23m				9:47AM0.19m				10:24PM0.24m
Low Tide			3:05PM0.10m				4:08AM0.13m				3:59PM0.10m					5:02AM0.12m			4:50PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:09	—
mm	2	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	2
Temp °C	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	26	26	26
Feels °C	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	23	25	25	26	25	23	23	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	57	71	60	78	64	64	80	82	82	82	64	54	52	51	51	33	33	32	32	33	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	NE 6	SW 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	3	4	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	5	1	18	15	16	18	20	20	20	16	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	SW 5	SW 4	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	1	1	3	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6
kJ	74	137	102	69	58	47	31	31	16	16	20	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	The Cove at Sandy Hook New Jersey	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Scarborough State Beach Rhode Island	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Chincoteague Virginia	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Bradley Beach New Jersey
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	40	147	144	141	141	141	144	147	147	561	40	738	35	0	0	264	1125	1125	1125	50	536
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1					1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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