Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 5AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
6
5
7
13
17
15
23
24
26
31
25
22
18
24
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:23AM3.50m
8:07PM3.24m
8:31AM3.33m
9:19PM3.15m
9:55AM3.27m
Low Tide
1:00AM1.02m
1:36PM0.88m
1:59AM1.16m
2:43PM1.09m
3:17AM1.23m
4:07PM1.18m
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5:16
5:18
5:20
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9:10
9:08
9:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
15
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
16
16
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
12
10
11
11
12
9
9
11
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
12
11
12
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