Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
4
12
23
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
3
4
6
5
5
4
2
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
NW
20
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:16PM3.45m
2:25AM3.71m
2:54PM3.57m
3:00AM3.89m
3:30PM3.65m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.81m
8:07PM0.95m
8:34AM0.60m
8:41PM0.81m
9:09AM0.44m
9:15PM0.72m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
2
2
3
1
1
4
Temp °C
14
14
15
19
22
20
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
15
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
10
13
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