Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 107 | 84 | 162 | 169 | 85 | 144 | 282 | 413 | 488 | 488 | 277 | 586 | 495 | 451 | 293 | 198 | 160 | 123 | 84 | 82 | 47 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:25PM6.68m | 10:44AM6.32m | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | 11:54PM5.50m | 12:24PM5.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | 6:04AM2.51m | 6:42PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 107 | 84 | 162 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 194 | 8 | 495 | 451 | 293 | 198 | 160 | 123 | 84 | 82 | 47 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 9 | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | NNW 5 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 169 | 85 | 144 | 282 | 413 | 488 | 488 | 277 | 586 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 29 | — | 26 | 29 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 234 | 277 | 504 | 504 | 247 | 92 | 221 | 89 | 90 | 236 | 83 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 67 | 67 | 102 |
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