Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
42
61
83
55
57
43
16
15
11
8
4
6
19
41
71
43
22
15
12
9
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:11PM4.05m
2:14AM4.34m
2:51PM4.16m
2:54AM4.46m
3:27PM4.18m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.04m
8:00PM0.52m
8:27AM-0.15m
8:38PM0.36m
9:04AM-0.20m
9:15PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
14
15
17
16
13
12
12
13
15
18
21
16
14
Feels °C
8
7
7
10
10
11
11
9
11
13
13
12
9
7
5
7
11
14
18
13
11
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