Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today?

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1.3
SE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
50
35
35
34
34
34
37
97
24
24
23
13
13
13
13
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM5.59m
6:16AM5.46m
6:48PM5.47m
7:04AM5.36m
7:43PM5.27m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.76m
00:13AM0.97m
12:37PM0.76m
1:01AM1.21m
1:29PM0.86m
1:51AM1.50m
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:07
9:08
9:09
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
14
13
11
10
11
13
15
15
16
14
13
13
13
7
8
8
9
7
5
4
3
3
7
9
10
10
6
5
5
7
9
9
11
9
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
50
50
35
35
34
34
34
35
37
24
24
163
143
81
59
45
28
16
5
5
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
7
23
13
13
13
13
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
8
10
12
15
13
37
97
136
144
2
9
14
8
12
18
11
14
14
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
338
341
383
383
383
72
476
383
454
218
216
4
4
8
79
125
303
303
305
305
270
303
274
375
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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