Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 11PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
18
31
43
57
74
63
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38PM3.19m
8:24AM3.22m
9:02PM3.08m
10:00AM3.16m
Low Tide
1:10PM1.04m
1:39AM1.11m
2:24PM1.32m
3:08AM1.22m
4:02PM1.41m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:55
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
12
14
17
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
6
6
8
11
13
13
12
11
11
9
9
12
13
13
14
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