Northcott Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.84° N 4.56° W

Northcott 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northcott sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.2° 

Northcott surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Northcott today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Northcott at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
WSW
7
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
133
200
131
337
417
439
401
492
492
432
377
325
271
228
225
202
160
160
157
146
136
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:10AM7.84m
7:27PM8.12m
7:46AM7.86m
8:03PM7.98m
8:20AM7.70m
8:37PM7.65m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.02m
1:18PM0.06m
1:38AM0.00m
1:52PM0.09m
2:11AM0.18m
2:24PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
 mm
4
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
18
18
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
17
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