Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
21
25
35
28
19
13
11
26
47
94
106
122
170
208
178
120
78
46
47
31
13
11
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
15
SSW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:57AM4.06m
2:27PM3.97m
2:31AM4.22m
2:59PM4.09m
3:05AM4.31m
3:32PM4.12m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.16m
8:19PM0.47m
8:41AM0.01m
8:52PM0.32m
9:15AM-0.03m
9:27PM0.23m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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6:59
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6:55
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6:52
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
13
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
11
12
11
11
9
9
10
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
7
8
4
9
9
9
5
6
6
9
9
11
9
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