Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
47
57
66
69
99
193
201
130
69
60
31
23
12
8
8
7
11
16
24
24
22
29
35
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:57AM3.70m
6:18PM3.45m
7:04AM3.39m
7:27PM3.23m
8:32AM3.18m
8:55PM3.16m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.53m
11:58AM0.85m
00:24AM0.78m
12:57PM1.20m
1:35AM1.01m
2:17PM1.46m
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7:16
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6:39
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3
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
12
10
11
11
12
14
13
12
10
9
9
10
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
10
8
6
8
7
7
10
10
8
6
4
5
5
8
8
8
9
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