The Knap Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 3.30° W

The Knap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Knap sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.6° 

How big are the waves at The Knap today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Knap at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
23
20
39
32
28
14
15
96
94
92
57
55
47
46
33
30
31
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:42AM11.74m
10:01PM11.55m
10:21AM11.24m
10:43PM10.83m
11:05AM10.50m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.86m
4:02AM1.11m
4:21PM1.41m
4:41AM1.80m
5:05PM2.18m
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light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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7:11
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7:13
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6:53
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6:52
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Temp °C
17
20
20
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
19
20
18
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
16
16
16
14
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