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/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Northcott today?
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 7 | N 7 | W 11 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 19 | W 18 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | |
66 | 107 | 2 | 47 | 73 | 94 | 74 | 50 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 49 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:38PM5.30m | 1:12AM5.58m | 1:53PM5.45m | 2:23AM5.84m | 3:00PM5.84m | 3:23AM6.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM2.52m | 7:43AM2.33m | 8:09PM2.32m | 8:49AM1.97m | 9:11PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 8:57 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 5 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 66 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 107 | 67 | 47 | — | — | 74 | 50 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 49 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 814 | 486 | 474 | 70 | 33 | 70 | 84 | 498 | 317 | 403 | 510 | 101 | 230 | 236 | 236 | 474 | 119 | 119 | 472 | 429 | 432 | 432 | 453 |
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