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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
12.1° C
 (Which is 5.0°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 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
2.3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ESE
2.5
SE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
0.4
NE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)91010101010678887766677799799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18418817917917517540291310678365744003063223192165564930101189016415295
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
E
40
S
50
SW
30
W
25
W
25
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.09
1:36AM
0.10
1:24PM
0.09
2:32AM
0.10
2:10PM
0.09
3:33AM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
-0.01
6:56PM
-0.02
7:36AM
-0.01
7:41PM
-0.03
8:18AM
-0.00
8:29PM
-0.03
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:19-------5:20-------5:21-----
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
-------------123111021-246
Temp. °C1111109980-2-201357101217181081219147
Feels °C (?)66421-4-13-15-14-10-9-6-3-13411114281260
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