The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
7.8° 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 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1217161514141413131212121111111110967910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104195317538503476366417268193180171123888812111220307301256181517041247
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SW
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
5.00
8:57PM
4.98
9:03AM
5.18
9:33PM
5.11
9:42AM
5.26
10:10PM
5.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.56
2:46PM
1.08
3:02AM
1.33
3:24PM
0.93
3:41AM
1.17
4:03PM
0.90
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:00-------5:58-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:29-------8:30-------8:34--
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-35-------1-------11----
Temp. °C98101112121010991011131310999898887
Feels °C (?)557468663234663111-1-1-2-110
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