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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (13 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 4 | S 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:31AM3.54m | 00:16AM3.63m | 12:20PM3.78m | 00:59AM3.87m | 1:08PM4.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM1.23m | 5:49PM0.59m | 6:12AM0.94m | 6:36PM0.35m | 6:57AM0.64m | 7:21PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | 9:21 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 295 | — | 612 | 715 | 664 | 634 | 606 | 476 | 375 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | NNE 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 73 | 142 | 3 | 516 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 193 | 193 | 205 | 560 | 775 | 239 | 205 | 738 | 251 | 1345 | 1345 | 206 | 206 | 30 | 518 | 518 | 447 | 620 | 702 | 206 | 84 | 9 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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