
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 145 | 382 | 390 | 298 | 298 | 260 | 223 | 190 | 157 | 127 | 124 | 77 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:25PM4.78m | 9:36AM5.03m | 10:22PM4.60m | 10:43AM4.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM1.46m | 3:30AM1.88m | 4:07PM1.72m | 4:30AM2.07m | 5:14PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 | — | 382 | 390 | 298 | 298 | 260 | 223 | 190 | 157 | 127 | 124 | 77 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 |
50 | 52 | 61 | 106 | 151 | 131 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 740 | 438 | 555 | 522 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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