Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 7PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
5
3
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:41PM3.28m
6:25AM3.09m
6:32PM3.07m
7:31AM2.85m
7:43PM2.92m
Low Tide
11:26AM1.14m
11:50PM1.00m
12:08PM1.41m
00:43AM1.26m
1:03PM1.64m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:47
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Temp °C
9
12
13
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
9
8
5
3
2
2
3
4
7
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
8
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