Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 86 | 66 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:24PM5.31m | 1:03AM5.07m | 1:47PM5.04m | 2:38AM4.97m | 3:22PM5.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM2.68m | 7:23AM2.84m | 8:19PM2.85m | 9:02AM2.82m | 9:49PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 93 | 86 | 66 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | W 8 | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 28 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 234 | 296 | 81 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 113 | 86 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 5 |
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