Nothing Left Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – North Coast, UK)

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Nothing Left Surf Guide

Nothing Left on the North Coast is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. There is no beach break and there is also a left hand reef break.. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks.

Nothing Left Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	8.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Nothing Left:

The best conditions reported for surf at Nothing Left occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Nothing Left (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Nothing Left with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 38% of the time in February while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Nothing Left Location Map

Interactive Nothing Left surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Nothing Left is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Nothing Left is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 49 km (30 miles) away.

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Nothing Left Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 16:21 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	glass

Tides at Nothing Left

Current tide and informaton

For Dunnet Bay, 4 km from Nothing Left.

Next High Water: 10:57pm | 2.91m

Next Low Water: 04:59pm | 0.53m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Nothing Left Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.9 °C) at Nothing Left is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (6.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.