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Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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Caves (Sandsend) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
7.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves (Sandsend) today?

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)44714888556664455101010912122111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17262471191596631936443682273392
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
20
NNE
35
NNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
4.33
12:20AM
4.44
12:57PM
4.46
1:25AM
4.52
1:51PM
4.66
2:18AM
4.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
2.59
6:48AM
2.34
7:19PM
2.43
7:45AM
2.25
8:14PM
2.19
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise8:18-------8:17-------8:15-------
Sunset--4:04-------4:06-------4:07-----
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--1------------------466
Temp. °C786554444554345666666554
Feels °C (?)220-2-2-2-2-2-1-10-2-5-2-2-1-123340-3-5
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