Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today?

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 10AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
N
10
2.2
N
10
2.2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
986
947
770
602
505
372
325
230
194
160
127
125
92
90
69
68
50
50
50
35
35
35
35
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
E
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:02AM5.30m
4:14PM5.53m
4:45AM5.43m
5:04PM5.62m
5:29AM5.48m
5:55PM5.59m
Low Tide
10:15AM1.08m
10:41PM0.80m
11:01AM0.87m
11:26PM0.82m
11:48AM0.76m
00:13AM0.97m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:04
9:05
9:07
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
8
9
10
11
9
9
9
8
10
12
12
12
9
8
7
8
10
11
12
12
9
9
2
3
5
6
5
7
5
7
4
4
5
6
6
8
6
5
4
6
9
9
10
9
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
N
10
2.2
N
10
2.2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
1178
986
947
770
602
505
372
325
230
194
160
127
125
92
90
69
68
50
50
50
35
35
35
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
4
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
14
15
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
6
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
268
315
338
340
383
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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