Northcott Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.84° N 4.56° W

Northcott 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northcott sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
94
76
59
34
21
17
17
16
16
15
15
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:38AM6.28m
00:08AM6.21m
12:43PM5.96m
1:22AM5.90m
2:04PM5.84m
Low Tide
5:18AM1.49m
5:43PM1.69m
6:19AM1.85m
6:55PM1.99m
7:39AM2.08m
8:25PM2.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
17
20
21
19
17
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
16
19
19
17
16
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