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The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
7.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Left today?

The current surf forecast for The Left at 7PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Mar)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
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)
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
7
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212111114141313121212121212111414141313151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27622119175012939362252184615921323114595687670563654146318493452412641863957600270748503
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
5.01
8:30PM
4.92
8:35AM
5.20
9:02PM
5.04
9:08AM
5.30
9:36PM
5.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
1.10
2:30AM
1.34
2:53PM
0.93
3:05AM
1.22
3:28PM
0.87
3:41AM
1.18
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:24-------6:27----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C81010988767898891010101314119887
Feels °C (?)1455442245655556691074333
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