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The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 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
8.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Left today?

The current surf forecast for The Left at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)201817161616161616151515151414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)437185539104823513351335070464045244025313427922278188414631049782673475439365295235180
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
4.85
9:23PM
4.58
9:25AM
4.94
9:55PM
4.64
9:57AM
4.98
10:28PM
4.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
1.38
3:17AM
1.63
3:43PM
1.29
3:51AM
1.60
4:18PM
1.25
4:25AM
1.62
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:45-------8:45-------8:42-------
Sunset--4:02-------4:06-------4:07-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------131-1--
Temp. °C576555778888787776566565
Feels °C (?)010-10-100200-1-3-2-4-3-5-6-7-6-7-8-7-8
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