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The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 08 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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Left today?

The current surf forecast for The Left at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.7
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)111010141411111213131312121212121212141212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2231671316021142994757963155616821491125410828278277105945941161134213551222917723
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
4.89
12:37AM
4.33
12:32PM
4.67
1:24AM
4.14
1:22PM
4.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.87
6:11PM
1.42
6:16AM
2.08
6:59PM
1.70
7:05AM
2.30
7:52PM
1.97
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise---9:00------8:59-------8:57-----
Sunset----3:41-------3:42-------3:45---
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C0-11220013234443223221121
Feels °C (?)-5-7-5-4-3-5-5-4-2-2-2-1-1-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-6
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