Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 5PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). 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 (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (14 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 Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
S
2
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
N
8
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
8
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
N
15
NE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
S
5
S
5
E
10
NE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:55PM4.17m
3:58AM4.51m
4:35PM4.09m
4:39AM4.42m
5:14PM3.94m
Low Tide
9:29AM-0.26m
9:39PM0.35m
10:10AM-0.23m
10:18PM0.39m
10:49AM-0.05m
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
21
21
14
15
15
14
15
14
13
12
13
15
16
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
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