Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.84° N 4.56° W

Northcott 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northcott sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1
WNW
7
1.3
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
1
W
5
1.6
W
6
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
146
121
96
112
45
31
42
181
355
483
652
919
1198
1032
878
940
898
855
794
641
551
495
374
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:47AM6.67m
5:07PM7.15m
5:30AM7.15m
5:48PM7.54m
6:09AM7.49m
6:25PM7.75m
Low Tide
10:43PM1.16m
11:00AM1.10m
11:26PM0.71m
11:41AM0.68m
00:03AM0.40m
12:17PM0.39m
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6:38
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
16
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14
13
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Feels °C
6
5
6
8
8
8
8
7
9
11
11
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9
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
9
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10
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