The Knap surf break

The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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Today's The Knap sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Knap today?

The current surf forecast for The Knap at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
0
E
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:38AM8.92m
2:26PM8.39m
3:06AM8.76m
3:53PM8.55m
4:24AM9.12m
5:00PM9.09m
Low Tide
8:00AM3.72m
8:38PM4.02m
9:39AM3.70m
10:11PM3.78m
10:55AM3.25m
11:17PM3.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:58
5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:24
8:27
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
10
9
11
14
16
16
15
14
12
11
11
14
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
8
6
8
11
14
14
13
12
10
8
8
11
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
15
14
15
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
22
22
22
22
33
33
33
33
33
65
72
67
72
67
67
67
67
67
67
78
204
359
68
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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