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The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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Today's The Knap sea temperature is
6.2° C
 (Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Knap today?

The current surf forecast for The Knap at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)161615151515141414141313131212121111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1268011916316115715310410193585654292524229998888
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
9.08
5:55AM
9.60
6:15PM
9.61
6:34AM
10.16
6:53PM
10.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
3.36
11:39PM
3.06
12:07PM
2.79
12:22AM
2.54
12:47PM
2.26
1:01AM
2.07
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise8:11-------8:10-------8:08-------
Sunset--4:34-------4:36-------4:37-----
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--21-------------2-31111
Temp. °C689766666898766666788999
Feels °C (?)244323333565422223566776
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