Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 6AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)2s
Evening (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
4
7
15
13
14
9
10
7
8
11
13
16
28
42
56
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22AM3.97m
5:50PM3.63m
6:07AM3.73m
6:37PM3.41m
7:05AM3.46m
7:38PM3.19m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.52m
11:32AM0.43m
11:46PM0.68m
12:16PM0.72m
00:35AM0.89m
1:10PM1.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
17
18
18
17
15
13
12
13
14
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
10
10
13
14
13
14
10
9
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
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