Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 23s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
191
147
131
116
96
69
57
36
19
15
9
5
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
20
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:03PM3.51m
5:36AM3.38m
5:41PM3.28m
6:25AM3.09m
6:32PM3.07m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.86m
11:08PM0.74m
11:26AM1.14m
11:50PM1.00m
12:08PM1.41m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
12
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
9
9
9
8
7
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
10
11
9
8
9
8
6
5
4
4
5
8
7
7
5
4
4
4
3
6
8
8
6
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