Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.0°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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SW
4
1
SW
4
1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
8
9
9
5
3
3
1
1
3
11
41
39
24
22
29
40
40
34
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
45
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM3.75m
5:24AM3.80m
5:40PM3.49m
6:05AM3.47m
6:17PM3.23m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.54m
11:23AM0.73m
11:37PM0.78m
12:00PM1.08m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:25
7:22
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
12
13
13
11
13
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
6
7
9
6
6
4
7
8
6
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