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Johnshaven surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Johnshaven today?

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.6
E
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)776666666988776666666555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111100886233282818123810996738482737375696128283933
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglassglassglassonglassonononcross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
3.17
12:02AM
3.22
12:20PM
3.36
12:48AM
3.38
1:01PM
3.56
1:29AM
3.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
1.18
6:03AM
1.18
6:28PM
0.97
6:44AM
1.02
7:09PM
0.75
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:34-------8:33-------8:33-------
Sunset--4:00-------4:02-------4:05-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C667544333455565667887765
Feels °C (?)0-11-1000-1-2-112343343455532
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