Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
1
1
15
19
9
11
8
8
8
5
6
7
5
5
6
5
3
6
5
3
1
0
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
0
W
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46AM3.50m
2:16PM3.45m
2:25AM3.71m
2:54PM3.57m
3:00AM3.89m
3:30PM3.65m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.81m
8:07PM0.95m
8:34AM0.60m
8:41PM0.81m
9:09AM0.44m
9:15PM0.72m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
19
21
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
14
15
13
13
14
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
18
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
7
11
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