Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 4PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
6
6
6
10
14
9
14
22
34
52
60
66
64
188
327
405
375
474
715
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:33PM5.53m
6:41AM5.75m
7:19PM5.45m
7:25AM5.70m
8:03PM5.28m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.53m
00:38AM1.22m
1:09PM0.52m
1:21AM1.31m
1:54PM0.65m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
8
9
9
8
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