The Knap surf break

The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's The Knap sea temperature is
6.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)101018171716161616151515151515141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35356659153135131129827911916516316115710610161585653282524
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
8.60
5:10AM
9.03
5:33PM
9.08
5:55AM
9.60
6:15PM
9.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
3.85
10:48PM
3.56
11:20AM
3.36
11:39PM
3.06
12:07PM
2.79
12:22AM
2.54
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:11-------8:11-------8:10-------
Sunset--4:32-------4:34-------4:36-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-12-------1-------------
Temp. °C777776666897666668987665
Feels °C (?)544542222343232335554321
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