Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
11
15
9
11
12
9
8
7
7
4
4
3
9
5
2
2
3
3
3
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
S
5
W
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
20
NW
25
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM3.45m
2:25AM3.71m
2:54PM3.57m
3:00AM3.89m
3:30PM3.65m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.81m
8:07PM0.95m
8:34AM0.60m
8:41PM0.81m
9:09AM0.44m
9:15PM0.72m
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
20
22
21
19
17
16
15
17
19
18
18
15
14
13
13
15
17
18
13
13
Feels °C
14
17
17
18
17
15
14
13
14
16
16
17
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
8
10
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