Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (25 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
SW
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
1.9
W
5
1.7
W
5
1.3
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
S
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
1003
946
1128
525
126
47
15
3
0
0
0
0
0
10
15
118
316
320
Wind (km/h)
70
SSE
45
SW
65
SSW
60
SW
60
WSW
55
W
75
W
75
W
70
W
65
W
60
W
45
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
40
SSE
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17PM3.81m
1:21AM3.98m
1:52PM4.01m
2:00AM4.17m
2:27PM4.14m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.70m
7:32AM0.20m
7:49PM0.44m
8:09AM0.06m
8:26PM0.25m
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:02
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8:03
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5:45
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4:43
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5:40
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 mm
5
8
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2
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1
1
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2
5
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
13
Feels °C
-5
-2
-6
-3
-4
-4
-7
-8
-6
-6
-5
-1
1
3
4
3
2
4
7
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