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Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Northcott today?

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)181717161616161515151515151414131313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)258144763632300929362633232924793277375037503452308525422048156713801070860628538363284279
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
5.64
4:06AM
5.90
4:30PM
5.99
4:51AM
6.31
5:11PM
6.36
5:30AM
6.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
2.13
10:22AM
1.94
10:41PM
1.77
11:05AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.41
11:44AM
1.23
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------8:12-------8:11-------8:11-
Sunset4:39-------4:42-------4:43-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------1-------------
Temp. °C987776699776666997767778
Feels °C (?)653221133232222553324445
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