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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Johnshaven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 1PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | |
5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 192 | 412 | 397 | 423 | 363 | 309 | 277 | 225 | 153 | 114 | 124 | 68 | 56 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:37PM4.27m | 3:55AM4.13m | 4:31PM4.14m | 4:45AM4.03m | 5:29PM3.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.04m | 9:38PM0.25m | 10:01AM0.03m | 10:26PM0.47m | 10:53AM0.12m | 11:16PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | 9:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 225 | 153 | 114 | 124 | 68 | 56 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 192 | 412 | 397 | 423 | 363 | 309 | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 211 | 211 | 224 | 224 | 251 | 88 | 306 | 314 | 370 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 21 | 57 | 9 | 43 | 98 | 197 | 42 | 9 | 42 |
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