Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
422
482
432
442
404
358
315
262
250
216
181
181
149
146
105
81
76
52
48
35
25
18
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:19PM4.20m
00:53AM4.27m
1:45PM4.27m
2:05AM4.47m
2:48PM4.49m
Low Tide
5:44AM2.61m
6:35PM2.66m
7:34AM2.53m
8:03PM2.56m
8:45AM2.24m
8:59PM2.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
14
13
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