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The Left surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 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
8.7° 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 11AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.7
NNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)121110111099912121112121212111189999810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3833051980267825491930125913863349302124721973161719368501085160510521467890606336221144
Wind
(km/h)
50
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
3.91
3:23PM
4.00
4:22AM
3.93
4:37PM
3.92
5:25AM
4.03
5:48PM
3.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
2.58
10:03PM
2.31
10:41AM
2.54
11:09PM
2.32
11:48AM
2.37
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--8:56-------8:55-------8:53-----
Sunset----3:48-------3:51-------3:52---
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-2--1----------111-----1
Temp. °C988887665555444555455455
Feels °C (?)-1-4-5-4-4-3-3-10000-2-4-4-4-4-3-3-1-1-3-1-1
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