Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Northcott today?

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.4
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
15
15
15
14
6
6
5
4
4
5
3
6
6
14
14
14
10
6
23
20
14
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM7.28m
7:26AM7.18m
7:42PM7.20m
7:59AM7.01m
8:15PM7.02m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.73m
1:15AM0.72m
1:29PM0.81m
1:47AM0.82m
2:00PM0.98m
2:20AM1.03m
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
5:46
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8:39
8:40
8:43
8:44
5
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
10
10
12
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
W
7
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
30
31
15
15
15
14
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
6
14
14
6
10
6
4
20
14
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
6
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
5
1
6
2
1
3
14
3
3
1
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
4
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.6
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
5
47
100
101
101
101
243
243
335
403
115
101
101
101
100
100
47
47
101
247
47
247
247
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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