SE Surf

Knoll Beach

Dorset · United Kingdom

IntermediateBeach break50.653, -1.951

Rating right now

–loading…

A april–october beach on the Celtic Sea near Dorset, Knoll Beach is exposed to NE swell — N–E on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a S–W wind.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~17.4°C (63.3°F) on average

Jan

9.4°C

48.9°F · 7.6–11°C

Feb

8.6°C

47.5°F · 6.5–10.2°C

Mar

8.3°C

46.9°F · 6.2–9.5°C

Apr

9.4°C

48.9°F · 7.9–11.3°C

May

11.5°C

52.7°F · 9.9–14.1°C

Jun

14°C

57.2°F · 12–16.3°C

Jul

16.2°C

61.2°F · 14.2–17.9°C

Aug

17.6°C

63.7°F · 16.6–19°C

Sep

17.4°C

63.3°F · 16–19.1°C

Oct

16°C

60.8°F · 14.5–17.5°C

Nov

13.4°C

56.1°F · 10.8–15.7°C

Dec

10.9°C

51.6°F · 8.9–12.7°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

Nearby spots

More beaches in Dorset →see all spots in Dorset, United Kingdom

New to reading forecasts?

Two short guides that make the numbers above make sense.