Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Johnshaven today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 342 | 342 | 437 | 528 | 663 | 734 | 828 | 817 | 848 | 949 | 1081 | 837 | 662 | 361 | 238 | 138 | 93 | 93 | 54 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.81m | 10:22PM3.04m | 11:18AM3.01m | 11:18PM3.26m | 12:03PM3.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM1.45m | 4:00PM1.73m | 4:51AM1.25m | 5:08PM1.52m | 5:41AM0.98m | 5:56PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 837 | 662 | 361 | 238 | 138 | 93 | 93 | 54 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | 111 | 122 | 137 | 90 | 58 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 305 | 342 | 342 | 437 | 528 | 663 | 734 | 828 | 817 | 848 | 949 | 1081 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 88 | 88 | 253 | 88 | 250 | 88 | 88 | 253 | 88 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 316 | 265 | 0 | 146 | 45 | 100 | 213 |
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