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Cayton Point

Yorkshire, UK (England)
🪨Rocks⚠️Shallow😮‍💨Hold-downs🌀Strong rips

Cayton Point is Yorkshire's most feared wave--a heavy, multi-lipped left that breaks directly onto shallow boulder reef.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
0
Poor
0.7m
@7s
19km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.8m
@7s
11km/h
Sat
2
0
Poor
0.4m
@6s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
E(92°)
Score: 2/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
19km/h
ESE(119°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
12°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.6mESE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 10 km/h ENE|PM: 21 km/h ESE
10 km/h vs 21 km/h afternoon
Low tide at 9am (-2.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:49 am
High tide - 1.31m
9:57 am
Low tide - -2.42m
3:54 pm
High tide - 1.42m
10:15 pm
Low tide - -2.71m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score4/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (20°)
Direction range
340° - 60°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
225° - 315°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

10°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

2/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Sep

Getting There

Airport
LBA
Drive time
85 min
Data quality
verified

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