Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 156 | 219 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 143 | 157 | 123 | 81 | 115 | 161 | 176 | 243 | 315 | 419 | 277 | 285 | 463 | 363 | 318 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:06AM6.84m | 10:25PM6.68m | 10:44AM6.32m | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.94m | 4:10PM1.17m | 4:31AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 157 | 123 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 102 | 136 | 463 | 363 | 318 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 72 | 156 | 219 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 143 | — | — | 81 | 115 | 161 | 176 | 243 | 315 | 419 | 277 | 285 | — | — | 11 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 315 | 84 | 221 | 403 | 860 | 277 | 189 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 241 | 254 | 277 | 339 | 189 | 221 | 221 | 84 | 82 | 90 | 228 | 55 | 55 |
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