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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 1AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | |
1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 74 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:57PM4.20m | 2:25AM4.15m | 2:46PM4.29m | 3:09AM4.18m | 3:37PM4.27m | 3:55AM4.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.09m | 8:27AM0.16m | 8:52PM0.12m | 9:13AM0.04m | 9:38PM0.25m | 10:01AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 73 | 55 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 13 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 74 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 84 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 218 | 224 | 150 | 224 | 251 | 370 | 319 |
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