Reef
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Level 6/10

East End

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
🪸Sharp reef🦈Sharks

East End is Grand Cayman's surf spot—a reef break on the exposed eastern tip of the island that picks up Atlantic swells. The famous dive destination has a small but dedicated surf scene for when conditions align.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
0
Poor
0.6m
@6s
20km/h
Today
30
0
Poor
0.9m
@8s
17km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
1.0m
@8s
20km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
ESE(111°)
Score: 3/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 1/25
Wind
20km/h
ENE(69°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm7%
Windswell Component
0.3mENE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 21 km/h ENE|PM: 21 km/h ENE
Lighter winds early (21 km/h)
Tide at 7am (0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
Low tide - 0.19m
7:10 am
High tide - 0.34m
1:30 pm
Low tide - 0.11m
8:10 pm
High tide - 0.38m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period1/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score4/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 80°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
240° - 300°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.6m - 1.5m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: East end Grand Cayman. Atlantic exposure.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Grand Cayman's exposed end.

Getting There

Airport
GCM
Drive time
45 min
Data quality
verified

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