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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 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Northcott today?
The current surf forecast for Northcott at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Northcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 9 | |
125 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 84 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 77 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:44AM7.05m | 6:03PM7.08m | 6:20AM7.20m | 6:37PM7.24m | 6:53AM7.24m | 7:09PM7.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM1.05m | 11:56AM0.86m | 00:12AM0.84m | 12:28PM0.74m | 00:44AM0.73m | 12:59PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 125 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 84 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 77 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 25 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 42 | 28 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 244 | 243 | 246 | 206 | 206 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 75 | 59 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 84 | 205 | 75 | 276 |
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