Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Northumberland today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Northumberland at 2PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Northumberland. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5373 | 5614 | 5614 | 5944 | 6270 | 5808 | 5025 | 4343 | 4306 | 4657 | 4777 | 5169 | 4585 | 4209 | 3538 | 3051 | 2667 | 2471 | 2066 | 1858 | 1567 | 1401 | 1134 | 1060 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.18m | 00:27AM0.64m | 2:33PM1.13m | 1:25AM0.72m | 2:48PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.27m | 9:51PM0.61m | 6:51AM0.29m | 9:23PM0.60m | 7:35AM0.34m | 9:18PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 5373 | 5614 | 5614 | 5944 | 6270 | 5808 | 5025 | 4343 | 4306 | 4657 | 4777 | 5169 | 4585 | 4209 | 3538 | 3051 | 2667 | 2471 | 2066 | 1858 | 1567 | 1401 | 1134 | 1060 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 68 | 97 | 1505 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 111 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 85 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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