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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | |
62 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:27PM3.95m | 2:46AM3.89m | 3:02PM3.93m | 3:17AM3.85m | 3:37PM3.85m | 3:48AM3.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.42m | 8:44AM0.46m | 9:01PM0.50m | 9:17AM0.44m | 9:34PM0.62m | 9:51AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | N 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 62 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | NE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 115 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 246 | 246 | 250 | 433 | 250 | 239 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 146 | 146 | 204 | 305 |
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