Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 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
7.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.6
SSE
0.8
S
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
SSE
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.4
SE
1
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)234566777777777736777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1820571992031451181091057338211187102805864202171104829
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
10
NW
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
45
SE
50
S
45
SW
55
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
4.23
3:19AM
4.04
3:27PM
4.19
3:48AM
3.98
4:01PM
4.08
4:17AM
3.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
0.09
9:10AM
0.36
9:30PM
0.19
9:42AM
0.35
10:01PM
0.37
10:14AM
0.42
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:31-------6:28--
Sunset-7:49-------7:51-------7:52------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----12--441-----12241---
Temp. °C656567876454325636964467
Feels °C (?)-1-4-3-4-1252311-2-3-4-10-4-4-1-4-9-8-3-3
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