
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 121 | 98 | 76 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM6.61m | 11:38AM6.28m | 00:08AM6.21m | 12:43PM5.96m | 1:22AM5.90m | 2:04PM5.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.69m | 6:19AM1.85m | 6:55PM1.99m | 7:39AM2.08m | 8:25PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
9 | 9 | 98 | 76 | 46 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | W 12 | — | W 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 13 | W 5 | — | — | W 13 | SW 8 | — | — |
— | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
115 | 121 | — | 7 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 55 | 93 | 119 | 95 | 416 | 430 | 285 | 413 | 285 | 412 | 412 | 416 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 400 | 399 | 403 | 416 | 115 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
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