Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Northcott today?

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 9AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.6
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
5
5
17
17
40
35
35
58
55
29
31
51
66
66
66
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM6.04m
10:08PM6.07m
10:32AM5.68m
10:58PM5.76m
11:28AM5.41m
Low Tide
3:32AM1.69m
3:46PM1.90m
4:16AM2.05m
4:34PM2.22m
5:13AM2.34m
5:36PM2.47m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:39
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8:47
8:49
8:51
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
17
18
16
13
6
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
9
7
11
12
13
12
10
8
6
6
10
13
14
13
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.6
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
17
17
40
35
35
58
55
29
31
51
66
66
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
8
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
6
28
28
25
25
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
6
5
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
243
285
285
315
315
430
403
403
402
399
101
47
100
100
38
38
2
2
5
5
0
5
5
285
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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