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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 10 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 7AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 12 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:34AM3.09m | 9:38PM2.92m | 9:39AM3.17m | 10:39PM3.11m | 10:38AM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM1.61m | 2:53PM1.24m | 3:12AM1.61m | 4:02PM1.10m | 4:24AM1.47m | 5:00PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 88 | — | 86 | 82 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | SE 4 | N 9 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 8 | NNW 3 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 134 | 8 | 144 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 285 | 433 | 285 | 1004 | 260 | 306 | 372 | 312 | 30 | 206 | 263 | 263 | 9 | 84 | 84 | 57 | 58 | 200 | 775 | 528 | 245 | 84 | 100 |
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