Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
230
165
26
8
19
42
48
56
97
143
256
175
108
69
51
39
23
12
11
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
45
S
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:26PM3.70m
5:57AM3.70m
6:18PM3.45m
7:04AM3.39m
7:27PM3.23m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.50m
11:29PM0.53m
11:58AM0.85m
00:24AM0.78m
12:57PM1.20m
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7:11
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7:15
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6:45
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6:43
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6:39
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8
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
7
8
8
8
7
9
6
9
9
7
6
7
6
7
10
9
9
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