Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 2PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.5
NE
5
1.1
E
6
0.3
NNE
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
102
10
94
4
67
72
74
77
77
80
69
94
100
134
166
143
143
125
125
108
58
53
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
15
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:40AM5.01m
4:13PM4.97m
4:17AM5.25m
4:48PM5.16m
4:49AM5.45m
5:20PM5.31m
Low Tide
10:09AM1.60m
10:17PM1.84m
10:43AM1.33m
10:51PM1.62m
11:16AM1.11m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
19
19
19
17
17
16
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
18
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
12
15
16
17
14
15
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