The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 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 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
NW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121211111111119679101010998881313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1801691238888892091380554163027442248164411339477155544285959461036811603
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
5.18
9:33PM
5.11
9:42AM
5.26
10:10PM
5.15
10:24AM
5.22
10:49PM
5.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.93
3:41AM
1.17
4:03PM
0.90
4:21AM
1.12
4:43PM
1.01
5:03AM
1.17
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:52-------5:50
Sunset---8:30-------8:34-------8:36----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C101212121010999888877787887777
Feels °C (?)346843222-2-3-10-1-1-100223333
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