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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 pm Monday 04 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 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | |
14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:59AM7.01m | 8:15PM7.02m | 8:33AM6.74m | 8:49PM6.75m | 9:08AM6.41m | 9:26PM6.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.98m | 2:20AM1.03m | 2:33PM1.24m | 2:54AM1.34m | 3:07PM1.55m | 3:32AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:47 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 |
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 115 | 101 | 276 | 244 | 256 | 247 | 277 | 278 | 315 | 285 | 276 | 314 | 315 | 315 | 399 | 399 | 350 | 432 | 402 | 277 | 243 | 243 | 256 |
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