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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 9PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | N 8 | N 9 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:04PM3.66m | 2:19AM3.68m | 2:43PM3.68m | 2:54AM3.70m | 3:22PM3.65m | 3:30AM3.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.72m | 8:02PM0.75m | 8:22AM0.62m | 8:38PM0.77m | 8:58AM0.58m | 9:14PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | 9:50 |
— | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | N 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | SE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | N 10 | SE 4 | N 10 | N 8 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 100 | 100 | 211 | 229 | 221 | 211 | 100 | 101 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 213 | 213 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 |
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