The Knap surf break

The Knap surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's The Knap sea temperature is
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Knap today?

The current surf forecast for The Knap at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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
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 (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
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
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
Period(s) (?)111112141414141414131312121211121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9095142204210213200144136898552487866697171666261585555
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.81
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
Sunrise---6:16-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:09-------8:12-------8:13
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-----1-1--------
Temp. °C101111101214131311101010121212111099910111112
Feels °C (?)555581010108755798875556668
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