The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 BST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Left today?

The current surf forecast for The Left at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.6
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)7777710109911910101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75755436339411813413289171179179179148154125125969671494629
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
4.33
7:00PM
4.51
7:51AM
4.50
7:44PM
4.72
8:25AM
4.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.73
12:55PM
2.23
1:21AM
1.51
1:37PM
1.98
2:01AM
1.35
2:13PM
1.77
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----7:54-------7:56-------7:58---
Sunset------6:04-------6:01-------5:59-
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C111111111011111110999910119910101011121111
Feels °C (?)888889876677778557654443
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Left (light winds from the W at Wick Airport 37 km from The Left). 0.6m 8s swell from the NNW with a 0.6m 7s swell from the NW and a 0.4m 9s swell from the W as well as a 0.2m 11s groundswell from the N. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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0.0
13.0
Air / Water (°C)
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