The Left Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Left 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Left sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

The Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Left today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Left at 8AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
W
11
5
W
11
5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
W
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.8
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7083
6083
5183
4114
3510
3218
2723
2563
2233
1786
1437
1136
805
565
658
573
514
492
569
900
736
512
479
1315
Wind (km/h)
55
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:08AM3.61m
4:32PM3.79m
5:51AM3.71m
5:57PM3.94m
6:54AM3.95m
6:54PM4.19m
Low Tide
10:12AM2.82m
11:27PM2.52m
11:54AM2.69m
00:34AM2.26m
12:51PM2.43m
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thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:17
7:15
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
16
18
17
16
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
7
8
6
4
7
14
18
15
13
13
13
10
10
8
8
9
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