Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
15
19
17
16
16
16
21
17
13
19
27
27
17
20
20
16
11
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19PM3.15m
9:55AM3.27m
10:39PM3.20m
11:21AM3.36m
Low Tide
2:43PM1.09m
3:17AM1.23m
4:07PM1.18m
4:47AM1.12m
5:30PM1.11m
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5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:06
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
19
19
17
14
Feels °C
13
13
11
9
8
8
10
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
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