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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
8.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | |
9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:34PM3.38m | 11:34AM3.57m | 00:25AM3.54m | 12:26PM3.72m | 1:07AM3.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.78m | 5:28AM1.31m | 6:00PM0.62m | 6:19AM1.09m | 6:44PM0.49m | 7:00AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 54 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 102 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 244 | 206 | 206 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 211 | 101 | 150 | 204 | 211 |
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