
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 40 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:44AM7.03m | 8:01PM7.39m | 8:18AM7.15m | 8:34PM7.46m | 8:52AM7.17m | 9:08PM7.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.84m | 1:50PM0.78m | 2:11AM0.71m | 2:21PM0.70m | 2:43AM0.67m | 2:53PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
12 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 8 | N 3 |
— | — | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 26 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — |
27 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 119 | 315 | 119 | 861 | 369 | 236 | 276 | 87 | 81 | 102 | 102 | 119 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 285 | 101 | 399 | 399 | 101 | 47 | 2 |
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