Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 58 | 143 | 78 | 77 | 99 | 84 | 67 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | 5:18AM0.20m | 7:25PM0.22m | 6:28AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.13m | 12:23PM0.09m | 00:36AM0.14m | 1:13PM0.09m | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:07PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 28 | 78 | 77 | 99 | 84 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 58 | — | 19 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 355 | 342 | 377 | 377 | 299 | 332 | 293 | 284 | 261 | 226 | 218 | 165 | 139 | 103 | 77 | 48 | 60 | 104 | 143 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 62 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 720 | 632 | 144 | 144 | 99 | 145 | 144 | 68 | 144 | 68 | 39 | 147 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 168 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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