K.O.A Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. The forecast is pretty grim overall, with only a whisper of something surfable right at the very end of the window. We’re looking at a long dry spell of flat, weak, or messy conditions before that.

Starting right now, the outlook is poor. There’s just no energy to work with through the first week. From Saturday the 4th right through to Monday the 13th, we’ve got tiny, weak waves. The swell is mostly from the ESE and SE, with heights barely scraping 2 ft, and periods around 8 to 10 seconds. The combined wave energy is mostly in the low double-digits to weak triple-digits, peaking at a modest 106 on Sunday the 12th, but that’s a short-period 3 ft north-east windswell with a messy 6-second period. Winds are often cross-offshore or cross, but the waves are just too small and weak to offer anything. The water temp is sitting at a warm 79°, which is about normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when there’s nothing to ride.

There's a long gap here. Nothing worth paddling out for from the 4th until the morning of Monday the 13th.

Monday the 13th of July is where we finally get a bit of a glimmer. The morning at K.O.A shows a 3 ft swell from the north-east, with a short 6-second period. It’s clean, with a light NNW offshore breeze, so the surface will be glassy. The combined energy is 87, which is still weak, and the rating is low, but it’s the only time the forecast calls it “surfable.” It’s far from a standout or a classic day, but if you’re desperate, this is the one window where you could get a few small, clean waves to yourself. The crowd factor is *sometimes*, so it shouldn’t be packed.

After that, it’s right back to poor conditions. The wind gets strong again and the swell drops off into the 2 ft to 1 ft range for the rest of the second week. The 16-day window fizzles out with no real recovery. The only true standout—if you can call it that—is that Monday morning session on the 13th. It’s promising because it’s the only clean, surfable option, but it’s a tiny, weak windswell, so don't get your hopes up for anything powerful.

Stay patient. It’s a flat spell, but it won't last forever.

- Rusty

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