Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
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 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 4 | E 17 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM0.18m | 00:05AM0.23m | 12:49PM0.17m | 00:57AM0.23m | 1:54PM0.17m | 1:52AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.09m | 7:53AM0.07m | 7:41PM0.09m | 8:47AM0.07m | 8:28PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
41 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 113 | 98 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 147 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | N 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 17 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
— | 8 | 55 | 60 | 80 | 144 | 167 | 156 | 134 | 147 | 150 | 157 | 152 | 152 | 129 | 195 | 330 | 456 | 445 | 512 | 520 | 305 | 32 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 147 | 149 | 1301 | 720 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 68 | 220 | 7 | 1760 | 144 | 2453 | 1301 | 971 | 844 | 733 | 832 | 2778 | 389 | 144 | 299 | 264 |
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