Surf Forecasts:
Caves (Sandsend) surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NNE swell with 85 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Caves (Sandsend) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Caves (Sandsend) in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Caves (Sandsend) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | SE 3 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 85 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM5.49m | 6:06AM5.53m | 6:44PM5.45m | 6:56AM5.53m | 7:37PM5.33m | 7:45AM5.46m | 8:29PM5.15m | 8:34AM5.32m | 9:22PM4.93m | 9:26AM5.14m | 10:17PM4.72m | 10:21AM4.93m | 11:15PM4.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.76m | 00:03AM1.15m | 12:33PM0.67m | 00:53AM1.27m | 1:24PM0.68m | 1:41AM1.45m | 2:15PM0.80m | 2:29AM1.66m | 3:07PM0.99m | 3:18AM1.89m | 4:01PM1.24m | 4:12AM2.10m | 4:59PM1.49m | ||||||||
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 | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:42 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 6 | — | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 149 | 85 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 39 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | N 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 32 | 358 | 308 | 375 | 383 | 338 | 338 | 393 | 530 | 268 | 315 | 315 | 393 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 515 | 515 |
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