The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 May 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
8.9° 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 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (08 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.8
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
W
8
2
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
NW
9
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.7
N
11
2
N
11
2.3
N
11
2.4
N
11
2.2
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
245
459
449
435
408
603
657
727
2003
1897
1802
1732
1483
1311
1172
1022
903
925
695
941
1219
1278
957
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
WSW
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:52AM4.22m
1:46PM3.86m
1:50AM4.08m
2:58PM3.80m
3:01AM4.01m
4:13PM3.86m
Low Tide
7:24AM2.14m
7:33PM2.53m
8:24AM2.26m
8:42PM2.65m
9:39AM2.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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5:03
5:01
4:58
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9:20
9:22
9:23
1
7
4
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
3
3
6
6
5
4
2
0
2
1
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
0
1
0
-1
0
0
-3
-2
-1
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.7
N
11
1
WNW
6
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
262
245
60
41
42
41
120
416
666
2003
1897
1802
1732
1483
1311
1172
1022
903
925
695
67
137
161
171
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
N
9
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
79
79
5
4
17
37
26
87
87
85
72
69
67
66
64
37
36
35
35
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
14
5
5
17
4
26
58
28
27
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
1.8
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
W
8
2
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
NW
9
1.4
W
5
2
N
11
2.3
N
11
2.4
N
11
2.2
N
10
Energy kJ
6
5
459
449
435
408
603
657
727
89
941
1219
1278
957
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
7
143
189
388
176
389
388
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
936
46
311
46
0
368
363
426
184
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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