The Knap surf break

The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BST
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Today's The Knap sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
4 AM
7 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)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
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
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:19PM8.97m
4:44AM9.36m
5:13PM9.34m
5:34AM9.66m
5:59PM9.74m
6:18AM9.94m
Low Tide
10:04AM3.31m
10:27PM3.42m
11:00AM3.05m
11:20PM3.09m
11:45AM2.74m
00:05AM2.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:13
9:15
9:15
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
26
28
27
26
23
17
14
15
18
24
23
19
15
13
12
15
21
24
23
20
14
13
13
23
29
31
29
29
24
16
10
11
15
22
22
18
12
10
9
14
22
23
24
20
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
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
9
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
1
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
67
67
33
33
33
33
33
33
105
96
68
69
96
96
72
72
181
181
174
154
202
202
74
207
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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