Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 120 | 97 | 89 | 60 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:47PM0.25m | 2:12AM0.27m | 3:31PM0.25m | 3:03AM0.26m | 4:26PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.18m | 10:14AM0.15m | 9:09PM0.18m | 11:05AM0.16m | 9:45PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 120 | 97 | 89 | 60 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 3 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1044 | 1044 | 141 | 141 | 59 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1044 | 860 | 901 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 670 | 0 | 7 |
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