Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 1AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
3
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
5
4
3
9
9
9
8
3
3
5
5
9
17
38
31
21
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
SE
20
N
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:05PM3.95m
4:08AM4.23m
4:37PM3.91m
4:43AM4.14m
5:12PM3.81m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.42m
10:19AM0.08m
10:28PM0.44m
10:54AM0.21m
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part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:06
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
18
17
15
13
13
12
12
14
16
16
17
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
18
17
12
12
10
8
9
9
9
10
14
11
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