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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | N 8 | |
36 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:23PM3.62m | 1:44AM3.65m | 2:04PM3.66m | 2:19AM3.68m | 2:43PM3.68m | 2:54AM3.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.75m | 7:45AM0.72m | 8:02PM0.75m | 8:22AM0.62m | 8:38PM0.77m | 8:58AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — |
 kJ | 36 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | SE 5 | N 11 | SE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 516 | 320 | 250 | 250 | 204 | 204 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 211 | 100 | 211 | 211 | 211 |
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