Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
17
45
96
152
124
93
72
62
71
82
82
72
62
49
33
32
15
10
13
18
29
28
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:50PM3.92m
2:15AM3.87m
2:27PM3.95m
2:46AM3.89m
3:02PM3.93m
3:17AM3.85m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.69m
7:56PM0.39m
8:10AM0.55m
8:28PM0.42m
8:44AM0.46m
9:01PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:47
8:50
8:52
8:54
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
10
12
14
14
15
12
11
11
14
14
12
9
8
7
7
7
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
7
8
10
11
12
9
8
9
13
12
8
4
3
1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
10
1
1
1
96
152
124
93
72
62
71
82
82
72
62
49
33
32
15
10
10
4
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
E
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
10
17
45
1
3
5
3
3
1
6
13
18
29
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
213
211
211
211
211
213
211
9
9
0
21
88
95
21
9
9
42
42
45
246
250
250
250
213
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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