Johnshaven Surf Forecast

/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /

UK (471 surf breaks)

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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 BST

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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 14.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.1m)	8s
Evening (16 Sep)	-	-

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

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	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 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	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	N	N	SW	NNE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	3	8	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	24	36	33	31	40	47	59	57	49	22	31	31	23	38	43	46	47
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	W	SW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				10:24PM 3.13				11:27AM 3.24				11:40PM 3.35				12:31PM 3.45				12:36AM 3.64
Low Tide / height (m)		4:01PM 1.53				4:49AM 1.09				5:30PM 1.40				6:05AM 0.83				6:29PM 1.17				6:56AM 0.54

	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-
Sunset	-	7:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:21	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	12	12	12	11	13	12	13	15	14	13	13	13	14	16	17	15	13	13	14	16	17	18
Feels °C (?)	12	11	9	10	10	10	8	6	8	11	10	7	6	5	7	9	11	11	9	10	13	12	14	13

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - East Coast

Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Johnshaven (moderate winds from the WNW at Inverbervie (saws) 8 km from Johnshaven). 0.7m 3s local chop from the WSW to make surfable waves.
48 minutes ago Johnshaven
Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Aberdeen (moderate winds from the WNW at Aberdeen/Dyce Airport 9 km from Aberdeen). 0.4m 4s local chop from the SW with a 0.1m 7s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 28 minutes ago Aberdeen

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Actual: 48 min ago

24 km/h

WNW

Cross-Off

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