Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 12AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SW
5
1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
2
4
18
31
32
72
66
65
65
60
64
53
38
40
49
44
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:02PM3.08m
10:00AM3.16m
10:32PM3.17m
11:27AM3.32m
Low Tide
2:24PM1.32m
3:08AM1.22m
4:02PM1.41m
4:49AM1.07m
5:29PM1.26m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:52
7:50
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
15
14
13
12
12
14
17
17
16
16
16
13
14
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
12
15
12
11
10
8
8
10
13
13
13
13
13
10
10
10
9
9
5
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