Northcott Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.84° N 4.56° W

Northcott 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northcott sea temperature is
17.8° C
2.0° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
12
12
10
14
25
27
33
64
55
51
42
24
12
14
12
16
19
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM7.62m
8:57PM7.94m
9:20AM7.41m
9:41PM7.64m
10:03AM7.07m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.31m
3:14AM0.30m
3:28PM0.53m
3:57AM0.62m
4:11PM0.88m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
18
16
15
15
20
20
21
19
17
17
15
14
19
22
22
21
18
Feels °C
22
21
19
18
17
14
13
13
18
16
17
14
15
13
12
10
14
17
16
16
14
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