Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves (Sandsend) sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
1
N
8
1.5
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
42
41
40
40
40
40
115
124
123
263
367
408
520
915
986
802
691
566
450
403
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56AM5.01m
9:27PM4.60m
9:45AM4.66m
10:19PM4.38m
10:51AM4.35m
Low Tide
3:17PM1.77m
3:25AM2.13m
4:02PM2.17m
4:19AM2.42m
5:04PM2.50m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
2
3
5
6
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
18
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
16
17
16
13
13
12
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
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