Caves (Sandsend) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for Caves (Sandsend) over this sixteen-day stretch.

Honestly, looking out the window and at the charts, it's a grim period. The water temp's sitting at 60°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the water's not too cold if you do get in.

The whole run starts off with a bit of a tease on Wednesday the 9th. There's a 7ft north swell pumping in, with moderate energy (434), but it's straight from the north and a short, fat 7 second period. A fresh cross-offshore from the NNW is cleaning it up, but the 'poor surf conditions' tag tells the real story. It's just too junky. We get a couple of days of small, messy 2ft to 2ft waves through the 10th, but the winds are all wrong and the energy is weak.

We hit a true wall from about the 11th. Friday morning has a 1.0ft wave with a clean offshore wind, but it's barely a ripple, with a combined energy of just 10. Friday afternoon through to the 24th is a sad story of tiny waves under 3ft and mostly weak energy in the single or low double digits. There is a moment on Monday morning the 14th where a long period 13 second north swell bumps the energy up to 36, but that's paired with a tiny 1.0ft wave. Not surfable. It's just no good.

The only flicker of anything happens a week and a half out, on Friday the 18th. The morning has a 3ft wave from the NNE with a 6 second period and clean conditions. Then in the afternoon, we get a brief moment of glory: it goes glassy, and the wave comment says 'surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.' It got a score of 1 out of 10, which is the only time it's not a zero. That’s the absolute best of a very bad bunch, but it's still tiny and weak.

To be brutally honest, there's no standout session here. This is a seriously lean run for Caves (Sandsend). A blank stretch like this is pretty normal for the area when the swell windows don't line up. We're looking at a solid 10 to 12 days of very poor to flat surf. With such small waves, the beach setup here is more interesting for a kite than a paddle for most of this. Keep an eye on the glass-off on the 18th if you're desperate for a splash, but don't expect much.

Rusty.

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