
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
692 | 628 | 503 | 408 | 331 | 235 | 126 | 64 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 134 | 88 | 51 | 47 | 82 | 73 | 80 | 65 | 20 | 0 | 472 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM4.41m | 1:38PM4.47m | 1:36AM4.64m | 2:27PM4.74m | 2:24AM4.92m | 3:05PM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM2.30m | 7:42PM2.61m | 8:16AM1.95m | 8:30PM2.28m | 8:57AM1.60m | 9:09PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -2 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | 628 | 503 | 408 | 331 | 235 | 126 | 64 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 134 | 88 | 51 | 47 | 82 | 73 | 54 | 39 | 94 | 90 | 60 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 44 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | SW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | WNW 2 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
692 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 142 | 158 | 150 | 181 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 80 | 65 | 1 | 242 | 472 | 530 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 264 | 330 | 390 | 390 | 315 | 5 | 99 | 125 | 338 | 290 | 294 | 9 | 4 | 330 | 944 | 270 |
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