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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Johnshaven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | |
40 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:02PM3.93m | 3:17AM3.85m | 3:37PM3.85m | 3:48AM3.76m | 4:14PM3.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.46m | 9:01PM0.50m | 9:17AM0.44m | 9:34PM0.62m | 9:51AM0.49m | 10:08PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 40 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 239 | 213 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 213 | 211 | 211 | 105 | 211 | 211 | 244 | 95 | 136 | 200 | 221 | 305 | 312 | 263 | 285 | 312 | 251 |
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