The Knap surf break

The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's The Knap sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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 (?)
0.5
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
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)12121111111111101010101091010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71706461595655543432311716168888772222
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
W
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
11.82
8:08AM
12.14
8:28PM
12.15
8:47AM
12.24
9:07PM
12.15
9:28AM
11.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.63
2:16PM
0.42
2:34AM
0.41
2:53PM
0.39
3:12AM
0.50
3:31PM
0.68
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:11-------6:09-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:15-------8:16
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1099910101112109978111212129767101111
Feels °C (?)65545467666459910105323779
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