Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 9PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 589 | 327 | 292 | 209 | 184 | 273 | 670 | 233 | 279 | 367 | 442 | 443 | 443 | 502 | 596 | 489 | 415 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:22PM6.02m | 10:41AM5.82m | 11:07PM5.44m | 11:35AM5.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM1.68m | 4:22AM2.02m | 4:48PM2.24m | 5:10AM2.56m | 5:52PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 179 | 292 | 154 | 184 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 103 | 72 | 29 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 97 | 415 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 14 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 221 | 94 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 497 | 589 | 327 | — | 209 | 181 | 273 | 670 | 233 | 279 | 367 | 442 | 443 | 443 | 502 | 596 | 489 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 483 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 84 | 189 | 201 | 247 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 247 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 247 | 247 | 265 |
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