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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 Saturday 16 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 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
40 | 64 | 112 | 171 | 186 | 161 | 178 | 728 | 694 | 748 | 347 | 366 | 381 | 311 | 236 | 194 | 432 | 319 | 216 | 92 | 131 | 176 | 273 | 406 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:15PM7.77m | 6:37AM7.89m | 7:00PM7.97m | 7:24AM7.92m | 7:46PM7.97m | 8:11AM7.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.16m | 12:45PM0.10m | 1:09AM0.03m | 1:30PM0.14m | 1:56AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 186 | 161 | 178 | — | — | — | 347 | — | 179 | 209 | 161 | 194 | 432 | 319 | 216 | 92 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 55 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 64 | 112 | 171 | — | — | 157 | 728 | 694 | 748 | 156 | 366 | 381 | 311 | 236 | 162 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 131 | 176 | 273 | 406 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 440 | 432 | 247 | 277 | 89 | 55 | 277 | 432 | 448 | 448 | 302 | 304 | 89 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 238 | 250 | 416 | 475 | 247 | 496 | 538 |
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