Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 87 | 57 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:32PM8.07m | 8:52AM7.63m | 9:10PM7.75m | 9:29AM7.30m | 9:47PM7.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.11m | 2:44AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.32m | 3:20AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 19 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 87 | 57 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 15 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 333 | 276 | 234 | 237 | 234 | 234 | 339 | 412 | 413 | 359 | 236 | 296 | 287 | 296 | 413 | 430 | 531 | 247 |
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