Caves (Sandsend) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 BST
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s 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 (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
5
12
4
4
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:04AM5.36m
7:43PM5.27m
7:56AM5.21m
8:42PM5.03m
8:51AM5.04m
9:45PM4.80m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.86m
1:51AM1.50m
2:24PM1.03m
2:45AM1.81m
3:24PM1.24m
3:45AM2.09m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:09
9:12
9:13
Temp °C
12
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
18
22
24
23
19
18
15
14
7
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
15
17
18
18
16
14
12
15
19
22
22
19
17
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
35
16
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
17
20
17
18
21
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
W
3
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
8
11
10
12
10
6
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
3
5
12
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
139
366
303
303
303
303
308
375
375
388
379
405
393
294
312
294
388
315
339
312
312
315
268
312
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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