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Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 14 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Northcott today?

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)131313121211111918171716161616151616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49247325657969074173016882290447639213222315728392543268337604569439437003085257821071590
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SW
35
S
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
N
10
NW
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
5.38
3:13AM
5.55
3:41PM
5.64
4:06AM
5.90
4:30PM
5.99
4:51AM
6.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
2.41
9:30AM
2.28
9:54PM
2.13
10:22AM
1.94
10:41PM
1.77
11:05AM
1.57
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------8:14-------8:12-------8:11-
Sunset4:38-------4:39-------4:42-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--11---411--1---11----11
Temp. °C8881088877776666997766679
Feels °C (?)430435544320010232211113
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