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Nothing Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nothing Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nothing Left sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nothing Left today?
The current surf forecast for Nothing Left at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nothing Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 16 | |
902 | 1032 | 1127 | 1094 | 946 | 874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 403 | 396 | 326 | 255 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 117 | 83 | 59 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:18AM3.26m | 9:42PM3.26m | 10:08AM3.23m | 10:27PM3.26m | 11:01AM3.09m | 11:15PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM-0.02m | 4:10AM-0.04m | 4:31PM0.08m | 4:57AM-0.05m | 5:17PM0.24m | 5:48AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | 9:45 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 902 | 1032 | 1127 | 1094 | 946 | 874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 403 | 396 | 326 | 255 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 117 | 83 | 59 | 41 | 26 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 | E 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 49 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 32 | 19 | 27 | 41 | 70 | 119 | 190 | 144 | 104 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 78 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 95 | 95 | 183 | 95 | 95 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0 |
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