Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 85 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.73m | 6:55PM5.38m | 6:58AM5.69m | 7:29PM5.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.88m | 00:28AM1.27m | 12:53PM0.89m | 1:02AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
29 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 85 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | N 6 | N 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
2 | 2 | — | 29 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 5 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 74 | 80 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 361 | 393 | 379 | 72 | 268 | 319 | 489 | 492 | 308 | 411 | 315 | 315 | 32 | 0 | 245 | 429 | 544 | 390 | 436 | 338 |
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