Northcott Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.84° N 4.56° W

Northcott 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northcott sea temperature is
17.9° C
2.1° 

Northcott surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Northcott today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
7
5
5
5
11
12
12
10
14
23
23
32
49
56
57
45
28
10
13
9
25
24
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
20
N
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:36AM7.62m
8:57PM7.94m
9:20AM7.41m
9:41PM7.64m
10:03AM7.07m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.13m
2:45PM0.31m
3:14AM0.30m
3:28PM0.53m
3:57AM0.62m
4:11PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
22
23
22
22
18
17
15
15
19
19
19
19
16
15
13
13
17
20
20
21
18
Feels °C
20
17
17
21
21
18
20
17
15
13
13
17
16
14
13
13
11
9
9
11
14
14
17
15
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