The Knap Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 3.30° W

The Knap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Knap sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at The Knap today (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Knap at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
103
71
69
42
39
22
23
20
20
19
20
20
19
32
32
31
29
28
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02PM11.89m
8:23AM11.83m
8:45PM11.44m
9:06AM11.33m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.59m
2:05AM0.72m
2:26PM0.89m
2:45AM1.18m
3:09PM1.44m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
11
11
10
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8
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10
13
11
9
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