Johnshaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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 Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
17
17
14
12
8
4
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
5
5
6
10
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
SSE
10
E
10
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:11PM3.37m
7:23AM3.50m
8:07PM3.24m
8:31AM3.33m
9:19PM3.15m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.66m
1:00AM1.02m
1:36PM0.88m
1:59AM1.16m
2:43PM1.09m
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:10
9:08
 mm
1
6
7
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
12
14
17
18
18
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
9
6
7
8
9
10
14
12
11
11
8
8
10
11
12
13
11
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