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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 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 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
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 Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | N 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 3 | SE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | |
3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:27AM3.11m | 8:29PM2.85m | 8:34AM3.09m | 9:38PM2.92m | 9:39AM3.17m | 10:39PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM1.26m | 1:55AM1.61m | 2:53PM1.24m | 3:12AM1.61m | 4:02PM1.10m | 4:24AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | 9:13 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 9 | N 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 3 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 9 | NNE 4 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | — | SE 4 | — | N 12 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 8 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | NW 2 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 68 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 205 | 952 | 491 | 214 | 214 | 250 | 146 | 229 | 211 | 239 | 251 | 310 | 263 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 9 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 98 | 100 | 200 |
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