Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 EDT
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Dunes Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.5
S
5
0.9
SW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
22
19
32
12
42
13
10
10
13
24
23
21
20
28
19
23
18
11
19
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM0.59m
9:28PM0.68m
9:38AM0.57m
10:08PM0.69m
10:17AM0.56m
10:45PM0.68m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.00m
4:35AM0.03m
4:39PM-0.00m
5:16AM0.03m
5:17PM0.01m
5:56AM0.05m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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6:26
6:26
6:24
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
1
1
1
3
3
5
2
1
4
6
9
Temp °C
18
21
26
23
21
20
20
18
16
20
20
20
19
15
13
12
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
18
20
25
23
21
21
21
17
15
19
19
19
18
12
7
7
11
14
15
14
15
15
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
22
11
17
12
20
13
9
5
5
5
23
21
20
2
10
10
18
11
5
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
24
5
5
2
5
2
2
10
10
19
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
15
21
19
32
42
1
5
11
28
19
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
79
79
802
363
340
105
0
60
0
136
136
88
67
195
195
215
215
225
557
684
474
386
422
459
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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