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The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 09 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
8.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Left today?

The current surf forecast for The Left at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
3.5
WSW
5
W
5
W
Period(s) (?)121212111312121211111010101010101112121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)827723594501976860628586585566379190153194127158257368409773686361162525771
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
40
SSE
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
4.14
1:22PM
4.42
2:17AM
3.99
2:18PM
4.18
3:17AM
3.91
3:23PM
4.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
1.70
7:05AM
2.30
7:52PM
1.97
8:03AM
2.48
8:53PM
2.19
9:19AM
2.58
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----8:57-------8:56-------8:56---
Sunset------3:45-------3:47-------3:48-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1---13------------
Temp. °C333333223444556778888776
Feels °C (?)-3-6-6-6-6-4-6-5-4-4-6-7-6-5-3-3-4111-1-2-4-5
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