Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 846 | 566 | 638 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 396 | 322 | 253 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 81 | 78 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM6.42m | 9:52PM6.01m | 10:11AM5.92m | 10:37PM5.50m | 11:03AM5.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM1.67m | 3:49AM1.98m | 4:18PM2.18m | 4:37AM2.45m | 5:19PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 874 | 846 | 566 | 638 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 396 | 322 | 253 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 81 | 78 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 83 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 40 | 53 | — | — | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 84 | 89 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 333 | 102 | 100 |
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