
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Johnshaven today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 5AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | 73 | 55 | 40 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 31 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:31AM4.11m | 2:11PM4.05m | 2:14AM4.34m | 2:51PM4.16m | 2:54AM4.46m | 3:27PM4.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.04m | 8:00PM0.52m | 8:27AM-0.15m | 8:38PM0.36m | 9:04AM-0.20m | 9:15PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 40 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 31 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 4 |
2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | 73 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 211 | 211 | 45 | 42 | 447 | 491 | 320 | 261 | 204 | 211 | 211 | 683 | 215 | 211 | 581 | 59 | 59 | 193 |
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