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Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
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Caves (Sandsend) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
8.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today?

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)99888667899101011101010101099998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52830720116316520131249788015142133273131352979257919221783150112861012781481314201
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
5.16
7:26PM
5.44
8:06AM
4.90
8:09PM
5.19
8:52AM
4.66
8:58PM
4.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.78
1:57AM
1.28
2:00PM
2.01
2:42AM
1.60
2:43PM
2.25
3:31AM
1.92
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise8:21-------8:21-------8:19-------
Sunset--3:56-------3:57-------3:59-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C233466555432223344443321
Feels °C (?)-10-1-2-1-3-5-5-5-6-7-8-7-7-5-4-2-101-1-2-4-6
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