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Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
2
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
427
658
762
709
753
628
470
321
95
112
61
69
31
14
8
121
113
124
103
83
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
35
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:29PM4.24m
00:33AM4.41m
1:38PM4.47m
1:36AM4.64m
2:27PM4.74m
Low Tide
6:29PM2.87m
7:24AM2.30m
7:42PM2.61m
8:16AM1.95m
8:30PM2.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:39
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7:41
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7:43
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5:53
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5:52
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5:49
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 mm
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3
2
1
1
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1
3
9
4
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
5
7
8
6
6
7
10
7
3
-1
-1
1
3
6
8
7
5
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