Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
12
12
5
12
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
18
26
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:58AM5.82m
7:29PM5.36m
7:36AM5.63m
8:06PM5.12m
8:14AM5.35m
8:44PM4.86m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.68m
1:30AM1.34m
2:01PM0.99m
2:06AM1.56m
2:38PM1.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
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8:32
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
18
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
12
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