
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Northcott today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 60 | 84 | 73 | 96 | 92 | 87 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 185 | 224 | 204 | 196 | 192 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:12AM6.71m | 5:38PM7.19m | 6:05AM7.21m | 6:27PM7.71m | 6:51AM7.59m | 7:11PM8.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM1.24m | 11:27AM1.09m | 11:58PM0.70m | 12:17PM0.61m | 00:45AM0.27m | 1:01PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 60 | 84 | 73 | 96 | 92 | 87 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 185 | 224 | 204 | 196 | 192 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 115 | 243 | 256 | 413 | 416 | 47 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 83 | 38 | 25 | 67 | 66 | 55 | 85 | 277 | 277 | 60 |
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