Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 44 | 100 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 96 | 175 | 143 | 112 | 94 | 95 | 113 | 119 | 143 | 119 | 100 | 119 | 161 | 168 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:29AM7.30m | 9:47PM7.27m | 10:06AM6.84m | 10:25PM6.68m | 10:44AM6.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.69m | 3:55AM0.94m | 4:10PM1.17m | 4:31AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 34 | 100 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 119 | 28 | 57 | 5 | 44 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 44 | — | 72 | 70 | 74 | 96 | 175 | 143 | 112 | 94 | 95 | 113 | 119 | 143 | — | 100 | 119 | 161 | 168 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 413 | 486 | 277 | 174 | 277 | 277 | 83 | 221 | 221 | 823 | 247 | 232 | 244 | 87 | 89 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 191 |
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