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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 5PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 84 | 120 | 135 | 120 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:56AM3.49m | 11:45PM3.41m | 11:51AM3.52m | 00:29AM3.51m | 12:39PM3.57m | 1:08AM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.79m | 5:41AM1.18m | 6:07PM0.77m | 6:27AM1.01m | 6:48PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | 9:44 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 135 | 120 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 84 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 205 | 205 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 224 | 587 | 587 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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