Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 3PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)444456666666666668887766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1021203010615417913110380756049393123181181231081551249178
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
3.03
11:06PM
3.09
11:32AM
3.17
12:02AM
3.22
12:20PM
3.36
12:48AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
1.37
5:14AM
1.33
5:42PM
1.18
6:03AM
1.18
6:28PM
0.97
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:36-------8:34-------8:33-------
Sunset--4:00-------4:00-------4:02-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-1-----------------
Temp. °C456664566665544434555567
Feels °C (?)-1-2-1-1-3-4-200-1-1-11100-10213234
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