Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:16PM6.12m | 5:37AM6.20m | 5:54PM6.65m | 6:12AM6.68m | 6:28PM7.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM1.70m | 11:46AM1.51m | 00:09AM1.22m | 12:20PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | W 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 38 | 64 | 89 | 303 | 47 | 256 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 251 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 59 |
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