The Knap Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 3.30° W

The Knap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Knap sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.6° 

How big are the waves at The Knap today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Knap at 6PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
15
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
8
7
7
17
7
7
6
6
2
3
4
4
6
5
17
39
87
121
106
99
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22PM8.90m
2:05AM8.50m
2:53PM8.54m
3:45AM8.41m
4:27PM8.89m
Low Tide
7:27PM3.67m
8:11AM3.94m
9:14PM3.96m
10:03AM3.93m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
23
24
21
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
14
14
13
14
14
19
20
20
17
16
17
15
14
13
12
13
11
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