The Knife Surf Report

Current surf conditions for The Knife (2025-04-30)
Wave height * 2ft / 0.7m
Swell period 9s
Swell direction °
Wind ° 12mph / 20km/h
Weather Clear sky 13°C / 55°F
Sea temp 11°C / 51°F
* Wave size is face height of set waves.
The Knife surf map

10 day The Knife surf forecast

Wed

30/Apr
2ft

11

9

12
  • Low 4:03am
  • High 9:43am
  • Low 4:21pm
  • High 10:00pm

Thu

1/May
1.5ft

11

11

10
  • Low 4:45am
  • High 10:27am
  • Low 5:03pm
  • High 10:43pm

Fri

2/May
2ft

6

2

13
  • Low 5:30am
  • High 11:15am
  • Low 5:49pm
  • High 11:35pm

Sat

3/May
1.5ft

10

2

19
  • Low 6:24am
  • High 12:18pm
  • Low 6:48pm

Sun

4/May
3ft

28

28

19
  • High 12:45am
  • Low 7:35am
  • High 1:44pm
  • Low 8:08pm

Mon

5/May
1.5ft

23

22

18
  • High 2:14am
  • Low 9:01am
  • High 3:07pm
  • Low 9:33pm

Tue

6/May
2ft

11

5

7
  • High 3:30am
  • Low 10:14am
  • High 4:09pm
  • Low 10:38pm

Wed

7/May
1ft

3

5

14
  • High 4:27am
  • Low 11:09am
  • High 4:57pm
  • Low 11:28pm

Thu

8/May
5.5ft

17

17

11
  • High 5:14am
  • Low 11:53am
  • High 5:39pm

Fri

9/May
4ft

12

6

9
  • Low 12:12am
  • High 5:55am
  • Low 12:33pm

Wed 30th Apr

Surf report for Wed 30/04
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2.5ft 3.3ft 9s 13mph (18mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
7:00 2ft 3ft 9s 11mph (14mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
10:00 2ft 2.8ft 9s 10mph (12mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
13:00 2ft 2.6ft 9s 9mph (9mph) weather symbol 14°C/57°F
16:00 2ft 2.6ft 9s 12mph (12mph) weather symbol 14°C/58°F
19:00 2ft 2.7ft 9s 12mph (16mph) weather symbol 15°C/58°F
Tide times
Low 4:03am (1.27m)
High 9:43am (10.62m)
Low 4:21pm (1.81m)
High 10:00pm (10.43m)
Daylight
First light05:13
Sunrise05:48
Sunset20:26
Dark21:01

Thu 1st May

Surf report for Thu 01/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2ft 2.5ft 7s 12mph (15mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
7:00 2ft 2.2ft 8s 11mph (12mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
10:00 1.5ft 2.1ft 8s 12mph (18mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
13:00 1.5ft 2ft 14s 11mph (15mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
16:00 1.5ft 2.1ft 13s 10mph (11mph) weather symbol 14°C/57°F
19:00 1.5ft 2.1ft 13s 10mph (10mph) weather symbol 15°C/58°F
Tide times
Low 4:45am (1.94m)
High 10:27am (9.82m)
Low 5:03pm (2.59m)
High 10:43pm (9.64m)
Daylight
First light05:11
Sunrise05:47
Sunset20:27
Dark21:03

Fri 2nd May

Surf report for Fri 02/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2ft 2.6ft 13s 9mph (11mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
7:00 2ft 2.5ft 14s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
10:00 2ft 2.3ft 12s 3mph (3mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
13:00 2ft 2.1ft 12s 2mph (2mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
16:00 1.5ft 2.1ft 12s 10mph (12mph) weather symbol 14°C/57°F
19:00 2ft 2.2ft 12s 13mph (17mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
Tide times
Low 5:30am (2.71m)
High 11:15am (8.94m)
Low 5:49pm (3.37m)
High 11:35pm (8.83m)
Daylight
First light05:09
Sunrise05:45
Sunset20:29
Dark21:05

Sat 3rd May

Surf report for Sat 03/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2ft 2.4ft 12s 12mph (17mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
7:00 1.5ft 2.2ft 12s 10mph (14mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
10:00 1.5ft 2.1ft 12s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
13:00 1.5ft 2.1ft 12s 2mph (2mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
16:00 1.5ft 2.2ft 12s 13mph (13mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
19:00 2ft 2.4ft 12s 19mph (27mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
Tide times
Low 6:24am (3.42m)
High 12:18pm (8.17m)
Low 6:48pm (4.00m)
Daylight
First light05:07
Sunrise05:43
Sunset20:30
Dark21:06

Sun 4th May

Surf report for Sun 04/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2ft 5.4ft 6s 26mph (38mph) weather symbol 11°C/53°F
7:00 2.5ft 7.4ft 7s 28mph (36mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
10:00 3ft 8.8ft 7s 30mph (36mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
13:00 3ft 8.8ft 7s 28mph (33mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
16:00 2.5ft 7.8ft 7s 22mph (31mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
19:00 2.5ft 6.7ft 7s 19mph (28mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
Tide times
High 12:45am (8.19m)
Low 7:35am (3.89m)
High 1:44pm (7.79m)
Low 8:08pm (4.28m)
Daylight
First light05:05
Sunrise05:42
Sunset20:32
Dark21:08

Mon 5th May

Surf report for Mon 05/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2ft 6.5ft 7s 25mph (24mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
7:00 2ft 6.1ft 7s 23mph (23mph) weather symbol 9°C/48°F
10:00 2ft 5.5ft 6s 21mph (23mph) weather symbol 9°C/47°F
13:00 1.5ft 4.9ft 6s 22mph (23mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
16:00 1.5ft 4.3ft 6s 19mph (21mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
19:00 2.5ft 3.7ft 6s 18mph (20mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
Tide times
High 2:14am (8.00m)
Low 9:01am (3.91m)
High 3:07pm (7.95m)
Low 9:33pm (4.06m)
Daylight
First light05:03
Sunrise05:40
Sunset20:33
Dark21:10

Tue 6th May

Surf report for Tue 06/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 1ft 3.3ft 5s 13mph (14mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
7:00 2.5ft 3.2ft 8s 11mph (13mph) weather symbol 10°C/49°F
10:00 2.5ft 3ft 10s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
13:00 2ft 2.8ft 11s 5mph (6mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
16:00 2ft 2.5ft 10s 10mph (10mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
19:00 1.5ft 2.2ft 11s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
Tide times
High 3:30am (8.27m)
Low 10:14am (3.53m)
High 4:09pm (8.40m)
Low 10:38pm (3.55m)
Daylight
First light05:01
Sunrise05:38
Sunset20:34
Dark21:11

Wed 7th May

Surf report for Wed 07/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 1.5ft 1.9ft 11s 1mph (1mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
7:00 1.5ft 1.8ft 10s 3mph (3mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
10:00 1.5ft 1.7ft 10s 3mph (3mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
13:00 1ft 1.6ft 10s 5mph (6mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
16:00 1.5ft 1.9ft 10s 10mph (12mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
19:00 1.5ft 2.2ft 10s 14mph (17mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
Tide times
High 4:27am (8.73m)
Low 11:09am (3.04m)
High 4:57pm (8.92m)
Low 11:28pm (3.00m)
Daylight
First light05:00
Sunrise05:37
Sunset20:36
Dark21:13

Thu 8th May

Surf report for Thu 08/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 3ft 3.6ft 4s 14mph (19mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
7:00 4ft 5.5ft 5s 17mph (22mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
10:00 5ft 6.9ft 6s 18mph (23mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
13:00 5.5ft 7.1ft 7s 17mph (22mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
16:00 5ft 6.3ft 7s 15mph (19mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
19:00 4.5ft 6.2ft 7s 11mph (15mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
Tide times
High 5:14am (9.19m)
Low 11:53am (2.61m)
High 5:39pm (9.38m)
Daylight
First light04:58
Sunrise05:35
Sunset20:37
Dark21:15

Fri 9th May

Surf report for Fri 09/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 4.5ft 5.9ft 8s 8mph (9mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
7:00 4.5ft 5.7ft 8s 12mph (11mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
10:00 4ft 5.5ft 8s 11mph (11mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
13:00 4ft 5.2ft 8s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
16:00 4ft 5.5ft 7s 7mph (7mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
19:00 4.5ft 5.7ft 7s 9mph (9mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
Tide times
Low 12:12am (2.55m)
High 5:55am (9.55m)
Low 12:33pm (2.31m)
Daylight
First light04:56
Sunrise05:34
Sunset20:39
Dark21:16

Nearest buoys

Situated at the northern end of Portinfer this high tide reef can throw a decent little barrel. Exposed spot that gets easily maxed out

Surf spots nearby

Not Magic Seaweed (MSW)

Although we look a bit like Magic Seaweed we are not MagicSeaweed as they no longer exist...