Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 302 | 266 | 196 | 160 | 132 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 83 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:49AM0.25m | 6:49PM0.25m | 7:12AM0.25m | 7:55PM0.26m | 8:10AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.16m | 1:41AM0.19m | 2:16PM0.16m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:10PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 308 | 302 | 266 | 196 | 160 | 132 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 83 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 23 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 141 | 141 | 417 | 1010 | 405 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1015 | 1015 | 1125 | 1136 | 844 | 149 | 971 | 805 | 1125 | 2704 | 1979 | 40 |
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