Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 114 | 81 | 78 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 61 | 87 | 131 | 172 | 284 | 247 | 295 | 286 | 263 | 235 | 235 | 187 | 190 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:37PM5.50m | 11:03AM5.46m | 11:38PM5.08m | 12:17PM5.15m | 1:06AM4.91m | 1:49PM5.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM2.45m | 5:19PM2.63m | 5:50AM2.82m | 6:54PM2.84m | 7:33AM2.88m | 8:28PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 151 | 114 | 81 | 78 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 87 | 131 | 172 | 284 | 247 | 295 | 286 | 263 | 235 | 235 | 187 | 190 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 10 | N 4 | W 12 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 36 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 100 | 333 | 290 | 100 | 100 | 87 | 69 | 0 | 48 | 206 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 238 | 33 | 432 |
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