Surf Forecasts:
Caves (Sandsend) surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, N swell with 513 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Caves (Sandsend) this week:
The surf forecast for Caves (Sandsend) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Caves (Sandsend) in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Caves (Sandsend) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, coming to you from the Caves (Sandsend) break. Let’s cut to it.
It’s been a quiet stretch and unfortunately, this 16-day window is pretty grim. We’re looking at a solid stretch of days with tiny, weak swell and poor conditions. From Monday 17th August right through to the end of the month, the surf is mostly flat to gutless, with heights barely scraping past 1 to 2ft. The combined energy here is weak, often in the single and low double digits (around 5 to 57), and even when it does tick up a bit mid-week around the 20th to 23rd, the wind just wrecks it with cross or cross-off breezes. The period is short, mostly 6-8 seconds, so there’s no real push.
The only small glimmer in the whole outlook is Saturday morning, 29th August. We finally get a little bump, 4ft from the N with a clean offshore breeze from the WNW at 12 mph. It’s still short period and only moderate energy (119), but at least it’s clean. The rest of that day sees the wind building again. It’s not classic Caves, but if you’re desperate and local, that Saturday morning is the only time the conditions and swell line up to be *surfable*.
The water temp is about 61°F which is pretty normal for the time of year.
Bottom line: there’s no standout session here. The whole 16 days is a bust for quality waves. This point is inconsistent at the best of times, and with the lack of any proper groundswell, I’d be finding something else to do. The good news is, it usually doesn’t stay this poor for long round here, so the next forecast might give us something.
Stay salty.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 54 | 43 | 187 | 184 | 513 | 470 | 472 | 453 | 439 | 350 | 245 | 202 | 210 | 176 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | on | off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:06PM5.12m | 8:14AM5.35m | 8:44PM4.86m | 8:56AM5.01m | 9:27PM4.60m | 9:45AM4.66m | 10:19PM4.38m | 10:51AM4.35m | 11:30PM4.24m | 12:19PM4.20m | 00:53AM4.27m | 1:45PM4.27m | 2:05AM4.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.99m | 2:06AM1.56m | 2:38PM1.36m | 2:43AM1.83m | 3:17PM1.77m | 3:25AM2.13m | 4:02PM2.17m | 4:19AM2.42m | 5:04PM2.50m | 5:44AM2.61m | 6:35PM2.66m | 7:34AM2.53m | 8:03PM2.56m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 54 | 43 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 453 | 439 | 350 | 245 | 202 | 210 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 187 | 184 | 513 | 470 | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 379 | 497 | 315 | 495 | 358 | 388 | 99 | 379 | 32 | 511 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 189 | 0 |
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