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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | |
3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:43PM3.68m | 2:54AM3.70m | 3:22PM3.65m | 3:30AM3.69m | 4:00PM3.57m | 4:08AM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.77m | 8:58AM0.58m | 9:14PM0.81m | 9:36AM0.58m | 9:50PM0.87m | 10:15AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 246 | 246 | 244 | 215 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 211 | 211 |
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