Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
7
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
40
40
41
94
83
110
252
448
454
332
307
805
961
783
608
488
393
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:27PM4.60m
9:45AM4.66m
10:19PM4.38m
10:51AM4.35m
Low Tide
3:17PM1.77m
3:25AM2.13m
4:02PM2.17m
4:19AM2.42m
5:04PM2.50m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
3
2
8
5
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
17
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
17
15
13
13
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
8
9
10
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