Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
SW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
20
21
24
13
8
8
8
5
3
3
3
1
1
2
5
21
26
22
15
20
30
27
28
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:46AM4.10m
5:06PM3.75m
5:24AM3.80m
5:40PM3.49m
6:05AM3.47m
6:17PM3.23m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.37m
10:49AM0.39m
11:00PM0.54m
11:23AM0.73m
11:37PM0.78m
12:00PM1.08m
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6:37
6:41
6:43
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7:29
7:25
7:22
 mm
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1
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1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
12
13
14
11
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
12
11
12
14
14
11
10
8
8
10
11
11
10
8
8
11
7
7
7
7
8
7
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