Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 BST
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Johnshaven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
7.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.2
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)566777777777466777778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107190149135918357372111123318284292241139864327291552
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
SSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
30
SE
40
SSE
45
S
40
SW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
4.04
3:27PM
4.19
3:48AM
3.98
4:01PM
4.08
4:17AM
3.86
4:35PM
3.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.36
9:30PM
0.19
9:42AM
0.35
10:01PM
0.37
10:14AM
0.42
10:33PM
0.60
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-6:35-------6:31-------6:28------
Sunset-----7:51-------7:52-------7:54--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22---1------21351---1---
Temp. °C689997544356488644667544
Feels °C (?)-223443-2-4-3-30-1-4-1-1-3-7-5-3-3-3-4-5-4
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