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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 5.3°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: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
186 | 179 | 293 | 232 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 99 | 103 | 144 | 270 | 272 | 216 | 144 | 93 | 169 | 167 | 125 | 93 | 55 | 56 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:13AM0.16m | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.15m | 00:00AM0.21m | 11:19AM0.15m | 00:28AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.06m | 6:48AM0.09m | 6:24PM0.07m | 7:31AM0.09m | 6:53PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 186 | 179 | 293 | 232 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 46 | 58 | 103 | 85 | 107 | 82 | 74 | 105 | 93 | 169 | 167 | 125 | 93 | 55 | 56 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 106 | 99 | 94 | 90 | 49 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 84 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 11 | SE 9 | N 5 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | ESE 8 | S 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 65 | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | 55 | 10 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 60 | 49 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 39 | — | 97 | 11 | 144 | 270 | 272 | 216 | 144 | 89 | — | 56 | — | — | 2 | 50 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 159 | 301 | 301 | 227 | 99 | 144 | 0 | 141 | 401 | 401 | 147 | 149 | 144 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 21 | 35 | 264 | 577 | 553 | 720 | 840 |
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