Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
14
12
12
35
31
49
73
106
216
295
440
554
623
784
396
255
153
153
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:32PM4.12m
3:42AM4.30m
4:06PM4.06m
4:21AM4.19m
4:44PM3.92m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.23m
9:50AM0.04m
10:04PM0.24m
10:28AM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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6:52
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6:51
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6:47
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
17
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
9
7
7
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
8
12
12
11
9
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