Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
19
21
22
24
33
64
95
138
148
139
131
104
82
66
34
36
44
43
43
44
31
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24AM5.48m
8:00PM5.07m
8:00AM5.40m
8:39PM4.95m
8:43AM5.25m
9:25PM4.78m
Low Tide
1:28AM1.53m
1:56PM1.13m
2:03AM1.60m
2:33PM1.25m
2:43AM1.72m
3:16PM1.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
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9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
18
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
20
22
24
24
19
18
15
16
19
20
20
18
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
15
16
15
13
14
14
16
20
22
23
24
19
18
12
13
13
13
12
10
8
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