Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.6
ESE
3
1.1
ESE
4
1.3
E
5
1.6
SE
7
1.8
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SSW
4
2.3
SSE
6
3.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
96
79
41
34
22
8
3
3
3
8
46
99
247
348
215
135
93
23
14
13
344
1276
732
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
SE
20
ESE
30
E
25
NE
35
N
55
NNW
45
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
W
15
SSW
35
S
55
SSE
65
S
55
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:18PM3.26m
12:03PM3.28m
00:03AM3.51m
12:42PM3.55m
00:43AM3.76m
1:17PM3.81m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.98m
5:56PM1.26m
6:20AM0.69m
6:35PM0.98m
6:56AM0.42m
7:12PM0.70m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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8:00
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5:51
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5:47
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 mm
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2
1
1
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1
6
13
13
5
1
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Temp °C
10
8
8
8
10
11
9
8
7
9
10
10
10
9
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
10
12
8
Feels °C
8
-1
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
2
-5
-3
-1
1
3
3
1
-2
0
-4
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