Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM5.17m | 4:01AM5.24m | 4:29PM5.59m | 4:55AM5.70m | 5:16PM6.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM2.63m | 10:17AM2.47m | 10:49PM2.20m | 11:07AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 12 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | NNW 4 | — | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
17 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | W 13 | N 5 | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | — | — |
3 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 228 | 399 | 310 | 400 | 399 | 228 | 246 | 238 | 47 | 47 | 5 | 335 | 48 | 48 |
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