Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
1
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
78
62
48
34
23
22
22
21
20
19
11
12
10
106
338
401
411
386
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
E
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
8:39PM4.95m
8:43AM5.25m
9:25PM4.78m
9:36AM5.03m
Low Tide
2:33PM1.25m
2:43AM1.72m
3:16PM1.46m
3:30AM1.88m
4:07PM1.72m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
18
17
18
19
18
19
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
23
22
21
17
15
15
13
10
11
10
8
6
5
7
7
11
13
14
11
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