Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.79° N 2.34° W

Johnshaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Johnshaven sea temperature is
13.6°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Johnshaven at 11AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
704
537
153
139
118
81
75
57
62
64
34
33
31
13
33
38
42
56
93
115
108
96
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SSE
40
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:44PM3.92m
5:05AM3.98m
5:26PM3.70m
5:57AM3.70m
6:18PM3.45m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
11:10AM0.50m
11:29PM0.53m
11:58AM0.85m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
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7:11
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7:13
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6:47
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6:45
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1
2
2
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
16
15
16
15
16
14
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
11
12
12
13
13
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
8
7
8
7
8
9
12
10
10
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