Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 May 2026 BST
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Caves (Sandsend) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 7PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
3
3
11
10
21
35
32
30
45
24
35
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM4.95m
4:05AM4.99m
4:23PM4.98m
4:40AM5.09m
5:01PM4.99m
5:14AM5.16m
Low Tide
9:41AM1.67m
10:02PM1.42m
10:19AM1.53m
10:37PM1.44m
10:56AM1.42m
11:11PM1.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:37
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:25
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
20
20
17
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
18
19
15
12
12
11
13
13
15
13
11
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
NW
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
20
11
11
7
5
2
2
1
3
2
2
10
21
35
32
30
45
24
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
13
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
11
8
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
4
6
11
9
5
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
484
390
530
408
338
338
338
338
379
480
454
375
364
339
339
358
315
315
486
434
339
321
338
338
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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