Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 12AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.6
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:29PM3.48m
6:44AM3.57m
7:10PM3.22m
7:35AM3.24m
8:02PM2.99m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.88m
12:44PM0.96m
00:59AM1.13m
1:30PM1.31m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:39
8:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
16
15
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
9
9
7
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
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