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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 12 am Tuesday 05 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 6AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | |
14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:33AM6.74m | 8:49PM6.75m | 9:08AM6.41m | 9:26PM6.42m | 9:47AM6.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM1.03m | 2:33PM1.24m | 2:54AM1.34m | 3:07PM1.55m | 3:32AM1.69m | 3:46PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | N 5 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 256 | 277 | 278 | 317 | 293 | 277 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 399 | 399 | 350 | 350 | 402 | 277 | 243 | 243 | 315 | 333 | 413 | 413 | 403 | 403 |
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