Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Johnshaven today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 218 | 246 | 243 | 23 | 88 | 9 | 49 | 458 | 1178 | 984 | 788 | 821 | 110 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:43AM3.76m | 1:17PM3.81m | 1:21AM3.98m | 1:52PM4.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.98m | 6:56AM0.42m | 7:12PM0.70m | 7:32AM0.20m | 7:49PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 218 | 246 | 243 | 191 | 88 | 74 | 49 | 26 | 678 | 321 | 268 | 145 | 110 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | NNE 6 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | N 12 | SE 9 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 13 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 458 | 1178 | 984 | 788 | 821 | 362 | 412 | 307 | 243 | 190 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 204 | 205 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 728 | 655 | 775 | 785 | 775 | 775 | 775 | 728 | 775 | 785 | 662 | 705 |
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