
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 7AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 13 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 86 | 98 | 188 | 148 | 83 | 44 | 726 | 1256 | 979 | 470 | 374 | 191 | 95 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 585 | 617 | 617 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:24AM4.92m | 3:05PM5.01m | 3:03AM5.21m | 3:40PM5.25m | 3:40AM5.48m | 4:14PM5.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM1.60m | 9:09PM1.94m | 9:33AM1.29m | 9:45PM1.62m | 10:09AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
98 | 86 | 76 | 188 | 148 | 83 | 71 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 470 | 374 | 191 | 87 | 38 | 164 | 60 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 2 | — | 304 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | 54 | 33 | 76 | 44 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
1 | 20 | 98 | 198 | — | — | 110 | 726 | 1256 | 979 | 34 | — | 14 | 95 | 381 | 162 | 243 | 301 | 413 | 463 | 585 | 617 | 617 | 331 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 338 | 290 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 476 | 495 | 256 | 264 | 0 | 4 | 581 | 581 | 911 | 860 | 955 | 955 | 860 | 965 | 965 | 740 | 772 | 530 |
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