Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 5PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.1
SE
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
9
7
6
3
7
4
2
3
1
24
6
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54PM3.57m
3:00AM3.89m
3:30PM3.65m
3:33AM4.02m
4:04PM3.69m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.60m
8:41PM0.81m
9:09AM0.44m
9:15PM0.72m
9:43AM0.32m
9:47PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
19
15
13
12
12
16
18
16
16
13
11
10
10
13
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
15
15
17
17
14
11
10
10
12
11
8
9
9
8
7
7
10
12
12
13
12
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