Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
41
37
22
10
6
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
7
9
11
7
6
4
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:12PM3.81m
5:22AM3.97m
5:50PM3.63m
6:07AM3.73m
6:37PM3.41m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.21m
11:05PM0.52m
11:32AM0.43m
11:46PM0.68m
12:16PM0.72m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:00
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
17
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
9
9
12
13
9
8
7
8
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
12
13
15
14
14
12
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