Surf Forecasts:
Northcott surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, W swell with 303 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Northcott this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Northcott in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Northcott over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here.
Well, it's a bit of a quiet stretch for Northcott. The next two weeks are looking pretty average, with a long patch of nothing great out there to get excited about. We're looking at over a week of poor conditions before things might start to get interesting.
For the next week, from Thursday the 13th to Saturday the 22nd, the feed is honestly pretty grim. The waves are small, the period is short, and the wind is just messy—cross-onshore or onshore. There's not a single standout session in that whole run. The water temp is a notable 66°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. The combined swell energy is low, sitting around 224 (weak) on Thursday morning and dropping off from there, so not much push.
Things do start to look a bit better heading into the following week. There's a glimmer of hope on Sunday the 23rd, with a bump in size. The afternoon shows a 5-foot west swell pushing through, period hanging around 9 seconds, with a better combined energy reading of 339 (moderate). It's still a patchy outlook, but that Sunday afternoon could offer up some cleaner lines with a cross-off breeze, though don't expect perfection.
Then on Monday the 24th, it gets promising. The morning glass-off with 2-foot west swell and 119 (low-moderate) energy could be a nice, clean window for a paddle. The afternoon also looks glassy with a slight bump in size to 4-foot from the NNW on a short period. For a place that's been struggling, this Monday morning is the pick of the two weeks. The northwest swell direction is okay for Northcott, and the clean, windless conditions should make for some fun, user-friendly waves.
Later in that week, from Wednesday 26th through Friday 28th, we see strong offshore winds (ENE to NE) gusting up to 22 mph with a 4 to 4-foot west swell. The wave energy climbs back up around 255 (moderate) by Friday. While the surf is clean, these conditions are more suited to kitesurfing than a relaxing paddle session. The wind is just too strong for a good standup wave. Keep an eye on the Monday window; that's the real chance at something decent in this 16-day run.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 196 | 149 | 104 | 99 | 108 | 64 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 66 | 139 | 176 | 218 | 301 | 269 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:11PM8.06m | 7:34AM7.80m | 7:52PM8.19m | 8:13AM7.81m | 8:32PM8.07m | 8:52AM7.63m | 9:10PM7.75m | 9:29AM7.30m | 9:47PM7.27m | 10:06AM6.84m | 10:25PM6.68m | 10:44AM6.32m | 11:05PM6.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.26m | 1:28AM0.02m | 1:42PM0.08m | 2:07AM-0.02m | 2:20PM0.11m | 2:44AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.32m | 3:20AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.69m | 3:55AM0.94m | 4:10PM1.17m | 4:31AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.71m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 8 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 224 | 196 | 149 | 104 | 99 | 108 | 60 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 9 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 66 | 139 | 176 | 218 | 301 | 269 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 276 | 46 | 46 | 277 | 90 | 403 | 314 | 102 | 47 | 404 | 475 | 513 | 315 | 333 | 486 | 90 | 82 | 277 | 277 | 524 |
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