Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Left today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Left at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 90 | 93 | 97 | 170 | 368 | 386 | 343 | 309 | 270 | 229 | 183 | 147 | 91 | 71 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:40PM5.35m | 11:18AM4.92m | 11:19PM5.28m | 11:55AM4.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM1.34m | 4:58AM0.82m | 5:07PM1.40m | 5:37AM0.98m | 5:45PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 91 | 71 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
36 | 40 | 42 | 68 | 90 | 93 | 97 | 170 | 368 | 386 | 343 | 309 | 270 | 229 | 183 | 147 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 786 | 621 | 824 | 21 | 426 | 592 | 592 | 1268 | 287 | 287 | 288 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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