Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Johnshaven today (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SE
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.1
S
7
0.4
SW
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
12
9
9
22
35
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37PM3.41m
7:05AM3.46m
7:38PM3.19m
8:24AM3.22m
9:02PM3.08m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.89m
1:10PM1.04m
1:39AM1.11m
2:24PM1.32m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
18
18
15
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
11
9
6
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
10
13
15
12
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