Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 2AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 300 | 334 | 373 | 577 | 653 | 621 | 573 | 505 | 441 | 416 | 130 | 213 | 399 | 427 | 427 | 406 | 516 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:11PM7.18m | 9:27AM6.92m | 9:45PM6.62m | 10:02AM6.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.66m | 3:13AM0.95m | 3:30PM1.13m | 3:45AM1.47m | 4:05PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 334 | 373 | 577 | 653 | 621 | 573 | 505 | 441 | 5 | 130 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 329 | 300 | — | 13 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 33 | 21 | — | 416 | 96 | 213 | 399 | 427 | 427 | 406 | 516 | 564 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 1389 | 89 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 88 | 88 | 216 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 511 | 583 | 277 | 277 | 277 |
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