
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 52 | 87 | 89 | 108 | 178 | 303 | 295 | 219 | 175 | 139 | 143 | 147 | 119 | 95 | 77 | 55 | 29 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:24PM6.98m | 10:48AM6.62m | 11:11PM6.61m | 11:38AM6.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM1.04m | 4:30AM1.14m | 4:48PM1.34m | 5:18AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 143 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 11 | — | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
34 | 52 | 87 | 89 | 108 | 178 | 303 | 295 | 219 | 175 | 139 | — | 147 | 119 | 95 | 77 | 55 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 304 | 335 | 335 | 46 | 218 | 482 | 277 | 277 | 339 | 277 | 221 | 276 | 247 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 276 | 484 |
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