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Northcott Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Northcott today?
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 10AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | W 6 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 6 | |
6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:59AM7.01m | 8:15PM7.02m | 8:33AM6.74m | 8:49PM6.75m | 9:08AM6.41m | 9:26PM6.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.82m | 2:00PM0.98m | 2:20AM1.03m | 2:33PM1.24m | 2:54AM1.34m | 3:07PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | |  | | |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | 8:47 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 100 | 100 | 115 | 101 | 101 | 244 | 47 | 256 | 277 | 333 | 333 | 278 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 317 | 315 | 399 | 350 | 411 | 333 | 277 | 243 |
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