The Knap surf break

The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's The Knap sea temperature is
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Knap today?

The current surf forecast for The Knap at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)14131312121212121212111111111111101010109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13489855248716970717064615958555535323117161688
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
11.22
7:29AM
11.72
7:49PM
11.82
8:08AM
12.14
8:28PM
12.15
8:47AM
12.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
1.12
1:40PM
0.73
1:56AM
0.63
2:16PM
0.42
2:34AM
0.41
2:53PM
0.39
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:13-------6:11-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:13-------8:15
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C1110101113121110109991011111299878111212
Feels °C (?)876688777555566856545899
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