
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
628 | 470 | 364 | 277 | 196 | 152 | 58 | 53 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 113 | 99 | 120 | 127 | 136 | 116 | 100 | 49 | 85 | 0 | 398 | 682 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM4.47m | 1:36AM4.64m | 2:27PM4.74m | 2:24AM4.92m | 3:05PM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM2.30m | 7:42PM2.61m | 8:16AM1.95m | 8:30PM2.28m | 8:57AM1.60m | 9:09PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
628 | 470 | 364 | 277 | 196 | 152 | 63 | 53 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 113 | 99 | 120 | 127 | 136 | 116 | 69 | 113 | 85 | 66 | 53 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | ENE 7 |
— | — | 169 | — | 64 | 24 | 58 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | 30 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 25 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
— | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 121 | 174 | 207 | 197 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 100 | 49 | — | 73 | 398 | 682 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 264 | 330 | 390 | 390 | 315 | 5 | 99 | 125 | 338 | 290 | 294 | 9 | 4 | 330 |
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