Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Knap today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Knap at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Knap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 3 | W 7 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:17AM11.73m | 9:35PM12.10m | 9:55AM11.56m | 10:13PM11.75m | 10:33AM11.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.63m | 3:21PM0.74m | 3:44AM0.71m | 3:57PM0.91m | 4:19AM1.04m | 4:32PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 301 | 352 | 352 | 219 | 566 | 149 | 388 | 207 | 68 | 219 | 205 | 396 | 476 | 480 | 410 | 277 | 358 | 369 | 369 | 477 | 480 | 512 | 301 |
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