Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.56° N 5.72° W

Caravans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caravans sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

Caravans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caravans today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Caravans at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
195
151
149
110
106
75
73
125
191
395
344
220
171
183
524
530
577
545
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00PM0.82m
7:10AM0.70m
6:25PM0.80m
7:52AM0.62m
6:51PM0.77m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.19m
12:58PM0.43m
1:50AM0.22m
1:31PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
6
6
7
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