
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 105 | 84 | 63 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:19AM4.95m | 8:39PM4.72m | 9:06AM4.59m | 9:28PM4.47m | 10:11AM4.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM1.78m | 2:32PM1.93m | 2:46AM2.09m | 3:12PM2.31m | 3:37AM2.40m | 4:08PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | N 9 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
133 | 105 | 84 | 63 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 11 | SE 5 | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | N 19 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
27 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 57 | 54 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 52 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 65 | 0 | 740 | 740 | 740 | 404 | 404 | 665 | 99 | 386 | 745 | 484 | 492 | 390 | 679 | 679 | 662 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 315 | 511 |
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