The Left Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Left 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Left sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.7° 

The Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Left today (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Left at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.7
ENE
4
1
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
22
34
70
67
81
57
56
37
35
22
21
13
37
24
17
21
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:45PM4.70m
9:14AM4.57m
9:16PM4.89m
9:44AM4.72m
9:46PM5.03m
Low Tide
2:35PM1.88m
2:59AM1.48m
3:08PM1.68m
3:31AM1.30m
3:40PM1.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
11
12
11
9
11
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