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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
Today
16
23
Poor
0.6m
@15s
20km/h
Tue
17
0
Poor
0.3m
@9s
27km/h
Wed
18
0
Poor
0.4m
@7s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
NNW(343°)
Score: 2/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
20km/h
SW(232°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
7°C
0.0mm88%
Windswell Component
0.4mWSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:00 am
High tide - 1.26m
8:14 am
Low tide - -1.55m
2:13 pm
High tide - 1.27m
8:37 pm
Low tide - -2.06m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

23
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score23/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score23
🤢 Morning Sickness

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°
Best window
morning

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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