The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Left today?

The current surf forecast for The Left at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
561
614
550
423
363
302
240
235
230
246
273
279
273
262
210
201
175
229
171
132
294
245
246
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
E
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM4.56m
12:02PM4.18m
00:08AM4.40m
12:47PM4.00m
00:52AM4.22m
Low Tide
5:27PM1.91m
5:56AM1.81m
6:02PM2.12m
6:37AM1.98m
6:43PM2.33m
7:24AM2.14m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:07
5:05
5:03
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9:13
9:15
9:16
9:20
1
Temp °C
7
7
6
5
4
4
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
11
1
2
2
1
0
1
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
5
5
7
7
5
4
4
1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
422
561
614
550
423
363
302
240
235
230
246
273
279
273
262
210
201
175
229
171
132
79
59
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.7
W
8
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
99
166
181
143
140
137
103
79
73
53
51
33
21
20
18
25
60
162
129
103
103
5
4
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.1
W
12
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
37
3
11
14
13
13
13
5
17
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SW
3
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
W
7
Energy kJ
2
3
4
5
7
4
4
31
4
3
294
245
246
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
184
87
21
7
7
0
0
11
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
132
189
143
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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