Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
28
29
22
24
24
24
24
24
35
35
24
22
85
46
34
25
17
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23PM5.42m
6:24AM5.73m
6:55PM5.38m
6:58AM5.69m
7:29PM5.28m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.88m
00:28AM1.27m
12:53PM0.89m
1:02AM1.29m
1:27PM1.01m
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light rain
rain showers
cloud
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clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:54
 mm
1
2
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
20
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
19
17
14
13
13
13
16
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
16
19
18
16
13
13
12
11
13
13
15
11
8
7
10
9
11
13
13
12
12
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