Northcott surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 25 May 2026 BST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Northcott today?

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
137
144
178
222
392
300
232
228
224
228
232
228
224
216
157
151
151
146
108
102
100
71
71
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
NE
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:35AM6.06m
2:15PM5.78m
2:43AM6.06m
3:18PM5.93m
3:41AM6.18m
4:10PM6.17m
Low Tide
8:09AM1.90m
8:33PM2.04m
9:10AM1.82m
9:32PM1.90m
10:01AM1.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:15
9:15
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
26
27
25
24
23
23
23
25
28
27
26
25
23
23
22
22
24
24
22
19
22
21
20
24
25
27
26
25
24
24
24
27
31
31
30
28
24
20
18
21
22
21
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
173
137
134
106
222
392
300
232
228
224
228
232
228
224
216
157
151
151
146
108
102
100
71
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
W
9
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
23
71
144
178
76
7
7
7
7
2
4
4
5
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
3
4
3
7
7
7
6
6
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
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