Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
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)
0.7
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
51
115
197
204
195
135
107
81
62
33
23
16
14
10
7
4
4
1
1
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
5
SE
0
N
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:48AM3.87m
6:25PM3.51m
6:31AM3.70m
7:11PM3.37m
7:23AM3.50m
8:07PM3.24m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.47m
00:12AM0.88m
12:44PM0.66m
1:00AM1.02m
1:36PM0.88m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
3
3
1
4
6
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
15
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
11
10
10
14
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
14
15
12
8
7
8
9
11
13
12
13
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