Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.84° N 4.56° W

Northcott 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northcott sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
10
1.1
NNW
5
1.9
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
30
31
42
54
52
54
55
41
41
42
48
49
34
32
50
66
290
395
384
339
212
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:05AM5.51m
1:50PM5.74m
2:41AM5.64m
3:15PM6.09m
3:54AM6.12m
4:18PM6.64m
Low Tide
7:31AM2.41m
8:31PM2.14m
9:06AM2.13m
9:48PM1.68m
10:11AM1.62m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
18
19
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
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Feels °C
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
16
14
16
18
18
15
16
15
13
10
6
5
5
5
7
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