Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 49 | 56 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM7.62m | 8:57PM7.94m | 9:20AM7.41m | 9:41PM7.64m | 10:03AM7.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.31m | 3:14AM0.30m | 3:28PM0.53m | 3:57AM0.62m | 4:11PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | W 15 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | W 19 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 13 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 19 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | NE 3 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 49 | 56 | 57 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 254 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 1752 | 1752 | 412 | 403 | 399 | 399 | 412 | 590 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 399 | 2 | 47 | 285 | 115 | 101 | |
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