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The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 GMT
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The Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Left sea temperature is
7.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Left today?

The current surf forecast for The Left at 2AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
N
2.1
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
2.3
WSW
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121213131313131212121211111312121111108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1447118610551055126612291268116310601077932762566472389244191160235262396432978655
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
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		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
4.78
9:04AM
5.10
9:32PM
4.87
9:35AM
5.20
10:03PM
4.90
10:07AM
5.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
1.46
3:20PM
1.07
3:30AM
1.37
3:54PM
1.00
4:03AM
1.35
4:29PM
1.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----7:41-------7:37-------7:35---
Sunset------5:15-------5:17-------5:21-
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C111224444444444433334598
Feels °C (?)-4-5-6-6-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-4-3-2-21-1
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