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Caves (Sandsend) Surf Forecast
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Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 13 | N 12 | |
22 | 51 | 98 | 114 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:02PM4.90m | 3:29AM4.88m | 3:44PM4.95m | 4:05AM4.99m | 4:23PM4.98m | 4:40AM5.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM1.84m | 9:25PM1.43m | 9:41AM1.67m | 10:02PM1.42m | 10:19AM1.53m | 10:37PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | 9:24 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 51 | 98 | 114 | 102 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 495 | 578 | 740 | 579 | 203 | 8 | 72 | 125 | 305 | 305 | 530 | 408 | 319 | 319 | 338 | 338 | 393 | 464 | 454 | 375 | 364 | 339 | 339 | 358 |
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