Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
6.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)888877777734444444455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31427715898562919954511121215171716242727454943
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
4.33
4:02AM
3.97
4:07PM
4.23
4:39AM
3.84
4:48PM
4.03
5:20AM
3.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
-0.03
9:51AM
0.40
10:19PM
0.12
10:30AM
0.51
10:59PM
0.38
11:13AM
0.70
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:22-------7:20-------7:18-
Sunset5:20-------5:22-------5:24-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11--------1----
Temp. °C988887887889878997777779
Feels °C (?)3212334435465322200-1-2-4-20
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