Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 94 | 83 | 110 | 252 | 448 | 454 | 332 | 307 | 805 | 961 | 783 | 608 | 488 | 393 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27PM4.60m | 9:45AM4.66m | 10:19PM4.38m | 10:51AM4.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM1.77m | 3:25AM2.13m | 4:02PM2.17m | 4:19AM2.42m | 5:04PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 332 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 94 | 83 | 110 | 252 | 448 | 454 | — | — | 805 | 961 | 783 | 608 | 488 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 331 | 331 | 331 | 679 | 315 | 290 | 411 | 294 | 740 | 73 | 73 | 331 | 57 | 62 | 397 | 73 | 73 | 39 | 0 |
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