Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
13.2°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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
1.4
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
NW
4
2.3
NW
6
2.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
25
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
Wind State
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
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:41
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7:43
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7:45
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5:52
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5:49
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5:46
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 mm
1
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5
3
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1
3
4
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2
2
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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
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