Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 2PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
22
16
8
6
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
0
NNW
15
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
WSW
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:55PM4.17m
3:58AM4.51m
4:35PM4.09m
4:39AM4.42m
5:14PM3.94m
Low Tide
9:29AM-0.26m
9:39PM0.35m
10:10AM-0.23m
10:18PM0.39m
10:49AM-0.05m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
21
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
20
19
21
14
15
15
14
14
13
15
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
13
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