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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 pm Tuesday 19 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Northcott today?
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 9PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
617 | 758 | 924 | 1466 | 3907 | 3697 | 3099 | 2348 | 1909 | 1583 | 1209 | 900 | 702 | 607 | 476 | 442 | 367 | 367 | 308 | 290 | 290 | 375 | 411 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:34PM7.78m | 9:00AM7.38m | 9:24PM7.44m | 9:53AM6.92m | 10:18PM7.01m | 10:50AM6.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.36m | 2:46AM0.36m | 3:06PM0.71m | 3:39AM0.76m | 4:00PM1.14m | 4:38AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 4 | 25 | 142 | 334 | — | 3697 | 3099 | 2348 | 1909 | 1583 | 1209 | 900 | 702 | 607 | 476 | 442 | 367 | 367 | 308 | 290 | 290 | 375 | 411 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 617 | 758 | 924 | 1466 | 3907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 486 | 475 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 470 | 506 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 60 | 46 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
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