The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 11 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
7.5° 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 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)18s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)1816161514151413121213121111111110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1952186313661051711740812694759591169324172429193116361197857586422369319257194157
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
3.73
5:14AM
3.93
6:17PM
3.96
6:17AM
4.16
7:06PM
4.24
7:06AM
4.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
2.73
11:56AM
2.26
12:20AM
2.47
12:48PM
1.95
1:07AM
2.16
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:09-------6:05--
Sunset-8:16-------8:20-------8:22------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C887756899876568910107655710
Feels °C (?)01-2-3-5-100-1-2-3-3-3-12446121246
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