Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves (Sandsend). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 28 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:52PM5.40m | 5:52AM5.70m | 6:23PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.73m | 6:55PM5.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM1.33m | 12:20PM0.88m | 00:28AM1.27m | 12:53PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
26 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | N 9 | E 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 |
— | 1 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 415 | 511 | 315 | 315 | 364 | 364 | 436 | 361 | 436 | 361 | 339 | 268 | 363 | 125 | 358 | 665 | 315 | 390 | 390 |
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