Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 2PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | E 6 | NNE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 102 | 10 | 94 | 4 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 69 | 94 | 100 | 134 | 166 | 143 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 108 | 58 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:40AM5.01m | 4:13PM4.97m | 4:17AM5.25m | 4:48PM5.16m | 4:49AM5.45m | 5:20PM5.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM1.60m | 10:17PM1.84m | 10:43AM1.33m | 10:51PM1.62m | 11:16AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 |
1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 94 | 100 | 134 | 166 | 143 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 108 | 58 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 8 | E 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 |
92 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 76 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 6 | 453 | 562 | 493 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 393 | 308 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 242 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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