The Knap surf break

The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 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 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
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
Period(s) (?)121414141414141313121212121212121111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1422042102132001441348985524871697071716562615855543432
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
11.04
7:11PM
11.22
7:29AM
11.72
7:49PM
11.82
8:08AM
12.14
8:28PM
12.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
1.30
1:20AM
1.12
1:40PM
0.73
1:56AM
0.63
2:16PM
0.42
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:16-------6:13-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:09-------8:12-------8:13--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C11101213131211101011121212121098910111212109
Feels °C (?)55891010876679897545668766
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