Caves (Sandsend) Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.52° N 0.67° W

Caves (Sandsend) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be 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)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
24
25
67
108
123
127
132
126
104
78
60
47
36
25
33
33
21
20
19
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:24AM5.48m
8:00PM5.07m
8:00AM5.40m
8:39PM4.95m
8:43AM5.25m
9:25PM4.78m
Low Tide
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
Temp °C
18
18
19
17
16
17
16
16
19
22
22
22
19
18
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
17
14
13
16
15
15
18
22
21
21
19
17
15
13
11
10
8
7
9
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