
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.22m | 7:07PM0.21m | 5:52AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.21m | 7:01AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.13m | 11:32AM0.06m | 11:35PM0.14m | 12:21PM0.07m | 00:34AM0.13m | 1:17PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 24 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 113 | 92 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 166 | 121 | 100 | 82 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NE 7 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
60 | 59 | 59 | 24 | 47 | 16 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NW 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 16 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — |
38 | 48 | 36 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 36 | 92 | 119 | 187 | 225 | 200 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 141 | 230 | 230 | 324 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 690 | 309 | 35 | 161 | 21 | 0 | 99 | 851 | 144 | 145 | 68 | 68 | 7 | 21 | 264 | 264 | 324 | 299 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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