Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Knap today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Knap at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Knap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WNW 15 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 132 | 99 | 53 | 37 | 56 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 201 | 364 | 431 | 306 | 202 | 133 | 73 | 47 | 83 | 42 | 121 | 396 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:49AM8.51m | 5:10PM9.13m | 5:35AM9.35m | 5:53PM9.98m | 6:14AM10.20m | 6:30PM10.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM3.59m | 11:26PM2.99m | 11:44AM2.79m | 00:07AM2.21m | 12:22PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 53 | 37 | 56 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | ESE 3 | NE 3 | WNW 15 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 132 | 99 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 201 | 364 | 431 | 306 | 202 | 133 | 73 | — | 83 | 42 | 121 | 396 | 723 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 330 | 103 | 85 | 29 | 144 | 388 | 277 | 33 | 44 | 203 | 344 | 802 | 566 | 330 | 330 | 103 | 127 | 374 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 798 |
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