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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?
The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Johnshaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 120 | 157 | 139 | 106 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:10PM3.85m | 1:42AM3.81m | 1:50PM3.92m | 2:15AM3.87m | 2:27PM3.95m | 2:46AM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.41m | 7:37AM0.69m | 7:56PM0.39m | 8:10AM0.55m | 8:28PM0.42m | 8:44AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 106 | 72 | 72 | — | 72 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 120 | 157 | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 211 | 150 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 213 | 211 | 84 | 9 | 9 | 211 | 211 | 88 | 179 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 239 |
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