Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
250
164
108
75
39
22
16
53
134
166
203
210
214
200
218
210
153
109
99
67
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:58PM3.91m
4:19AM3.92m
4:30PM3.73m
4:56AM3.67m
5:03PM3.51m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.35m
9:57PM0.36m
10:16AM0.59m
10:31PM0.51m
10:50AM0.86m
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:35
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7:39
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6:10
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6:07
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 mm
2
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
15
14
12
10
9
9
9
11
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
5
3
3
4
3
5
6
7
6
8
8
8
9
11
9
8
8
6
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