Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
1.3
NNW
7
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
19
11
7
6
145
382
390
298
298
260
223
190
157
127
124
77
75
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:25PM4.78m
9:36AM5.03m
10:22PM4.60m
10:43AM4.79m
Low Tide
3:16PM1.46m
3:30AM1.88m
4:07PM1.72m
4:30AM2.07m
5:14PM1.98m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
13
14
17
19
21
20
16
Feels °C
10
11
7
6
6
8
9
10
13
14
13
10
10
11
13
16
17
15
13
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