Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
4
4
1
6
6
18
62
101
131
196
183
253
297
415
611
779
956
941
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:43PM2.92m
8:56AM2.74m
9:09PM2.90m
10:17AM2.81m
Low Tide
1:03PM1.64m
1:56AM1.45m
2:23PM1.78m
3:34AM1.45m
4:00PM1.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
5
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4
6
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8
8
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6
6
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5
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4
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