K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 EST
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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
4.9° C
(Which is 11.9°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 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)788888899999999101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183208280343374383330338316331339378338345360342349307334248210210205205
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.12
10:31AM
0.11
11:12PM
0.12
10:57AM
0.11
11:54PM
0.12
11:23AM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
-0.00
5:32AM
-0.01
6:01PM
-0.00
6:15AM
0.00
6:38PM
-0.00
6:57AM
0.01
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:26-------6:24--
Sunset5:58-------5:59-------6:00-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141517181817171819191818181818191920202020212121
Feels °C (?)121416171716161617171616161716171618181718191919
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