Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE 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 2PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.6
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
13
22
61
106
114
93
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
8
1
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:50AM4.76m
3:02PM4.90m
3:29AM4.88m
3:44PM4.95m
4:05AM4.99m
4:23PM4.98m
Low Tide
9:00AM1.84m
9:25PM1.43m
9:41AM1.67m
10:02PM1.42m
10:19AM1.53m
10:37PM1.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:37
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
12
13
15
15
17
20
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
17
18
19
20
17
15
5
6
7
8
10
11
16
18
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
16
17
17
18
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
6
6
77
43
28
17
11
7
5
5
2
2
3
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
7
13
22
61
106
114
93
1
4
3
3
5
11
6
5
3
2
1
1
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
393
436
495
578
579
579
36
8
125
125
305
305
530
397
319
338
338
338
388
454
454
375
375
338
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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