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Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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Northcott surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Northcott sea temperature is
9.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Northcott today?

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.2
WNW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
1.8
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)111010101010111010171616161616161414141413101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22717516212812513124635441882727022447197814591606191319952281226120781850610506865
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
W
15
SW
20
SSE
30
SSE
55
SE
60
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
40
S
30
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
6.69
6:06AM
7.06
6:24PM
6.96
6:41AM
7.34
6:59PM
7.15
7:16AM
7.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
1.09
12:19PM
0.94
12:31AM
0.84
12:53PM
0.73
1:04AM
0.68
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:11-------8:10-------8:08-
Sunset4:45-------4:45-------4:47-------
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1---14118--1----
Temp. °C988766699776778878786668
Feels °C (?)876532243131-1-5-4221-211101
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