Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
187
184
181
255
333
339
294
247
205
173
196
233
274
9
8
6
6
2
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:51PM4.42m
11:01AM4.17m
11:11PM4.32m
12:29PM4.24m
Low Tide
3:28PM2.68m
4:19AM2.54m
4:46PM2.89m
6:00AM2.54m
6:29PM2.87m
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light rain
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
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9
9
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9
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5
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4
5
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