Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 54 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55PM5.38m | 6:58AM5.69m | 7:29PM5.28m | 7:36AM5.56m | 8:07PM5.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.89m | 1:02AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.01m | 1:38AM1.38m | 2:05PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
24 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 54 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 3 | W 3 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 13 | N 12 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 6 | N 8 | N 13 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 3 |
3 | 5 | — | 5 | 19 | 35 | 66 | — | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 447 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 32 | 5 | 397 | 429 | 530 | 555 | 331 | 480 | 340 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 358 | 441 | 436 | 361 |
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