Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 94 | 191 | 130 | 232 | 474 | 466 | 491 | 632 | 846 | 779 | 675 | 579 | 482 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM5.01m | 9:27PM4.60m | 9:45AM4.66m | 10:19PM4.38m | 10:51AM4.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM1.83m | 3:17PM1.77m | 3:25AM2.13m | 4:02PM2.17m | 4:19AM2.42m | 5:04PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 |
8 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 482 | 422 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 6 | NW 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 94 | 191 | 130 | 232 | 474 | 466 | 491 | 632 | 846 | 779 | 675 | 579 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 32 | 9 | 375 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 268 | 338 | 315 | 73 | 99 | 511 | 397 | 73 | 73 | 243 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 |
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