Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

Caves (Sandsend) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
1.2
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
25
22
22
21
20
19
11
7
2
132
339
400
356
305
266
260
219
153
127
99
77
75
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NE
5
ENE
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:43AM5.25m
9:25PM4.78m
9:36AM5.03m
10:22PM4.60m
10:43AM4.79m
Low Tide
2:43AM1.72m
3:16PM1.46m
3:30AM1.88m
4:07PM1.72m
4:30AM2.07m
5:14PM1.98m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
18
18
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
14
13
14
17
20
21
20
16
Feels °C
15
14
12
9
11
11
6
6
6
7
9
11
12
15
12
10
10
11
13
16
16
15
13
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