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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 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
8.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | |
14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:02PM3.93m | 3:17AM3.85m | 3:37PM3.85m | 3:48AM3.76m | 4:14PM3.71m | 4:21AM3.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.50m | 9:17AM0.44m | 9:34PM0.62m | 9:51AM0.49m | 10:08PM0.78m | 10:27AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 7 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 246 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 146 | 200 | 221 | 350 | 581 | 312 | 285 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 250 | 251 | 261 |
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