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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
3.0° C
 (Which is 13.7°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 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Feb)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (05 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1
E
2.4
NNW
2.5
N
3
N
3.5
N
2.5
NNW
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
Period(s) (?)66777767778888896888891010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23729337039144447126517214021117817416813713415042683211691525821924813887
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
65
NW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
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)
12:08PM
0.09
1:06AM
0.09
12:40PM
0.08
2:01AM
0.09
1:16PM
0.08
3:01AM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
-0.02
7:51PM
-0.02
8:01AM
-0.01
8:31PM
-0.02
8:46AM
-0.00
9:11PM
-0.02
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--5:32-------5:34-------5:35-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C5444221002467642-1-4-3-4-5-6-7-7
Feels °C (?)-4-7-7-6-9-9-9-9-7-3-2-11-3-8-9-17-19-18-19-20-20-20-19
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