Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
16
11
8
4
4
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
3
17
28
56
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:53PM3.41m
12:34PM3.58m
00:54AM3.72m
1:35PM3.83m
Low Tide
5:30PM1.11m
6:05AM0.83m
6:37PM0.91m
7:07AM0.46m
7:31PM0.70m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
8:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
15
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
15
16
12
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
13
13
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