Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.2° 

Caves (Sandsend) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 2PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
1
N
8
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.9
N
6
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
8
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
111
80
104
144
299
396
349
410
672
1034
870
659
488
383
393
402
402
459
432
453
413
366
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:45AM4.66m
10:19PM4.38m
10:51AM4.35m
11:30PM4.24m
12:19PM4.20m
Low Tide
3:25AM2.13m
4:02PM2.17m
4:19AM2.42m
5:04PM2.50m
5:44AM2.61m
6:35PM2.66m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:19
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
14
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
11
12
13
13
12
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