Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
121
63
31
23
11
14
14
12
13
25
41
35
51
72
114
190
246
535
720
166
210
198
134
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
40
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05AM4.31m
3:32PM4.12m
3:42AM4.30m
4:06PM4.06m
4:21AM4.19m
4:44PM3.92m
Low Tide
9:15AM-0.03m
9:27PM0.23m
9:50AM0.04m
10:04PM0.24m
10:28AM0.22m
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
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15
15
16
16
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15
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
8
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
7
9
10
10
10
8
13
12
12
10
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