Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)777777776656666666666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279228233251169163127936966941641231341641361049694798045157
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:00-------5:58-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:21-------8:22
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3-1-------1--1----------
Temp. °C99881011121110899991212109899111311
Feels °C (?)332135665222325643122565
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