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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 am Saturday 09 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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.5°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 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 5 | NNE 6 | |
39 | 38 | 41 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 114 | 97 | 84 | 73 | 49 | 56 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 70 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.18m | 5:41PM0.16m | 5:06AM0.18m | 6:45PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.18m | 7:40PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.09m | 11:40PM0.10m | 12:33PM0.09m | 00:42AM0.10m | 1:33PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 97 | 41 | 41 | 103 | 113 | 114 | 97 | 84 | 73 | 49 | 56 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ESE 11 | — | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 16 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 35 | 69 | — | 135 | 130 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 70 | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 528 | 503 | 720 | 720 | 155 | 144 | 144 | 99 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 299 | 144 | 35 | 39 | 7 | 40 | 501 | 380 | 342 |
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