Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:11PM0.65m | 2:15AM0.58m | 2:58PM0.63m | 2:59AM0.55m | 3:48PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.19m | 9:23AM0.12m | 10:00PM0.28m | 10:08AM0.19m | 10:53PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | — | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 775 | 802 | 380 | 802 | 136 | 802 | 136 | 88 | 60 | 340 | 340 | 79 | 60 | 105 | 46 | 60 | 60 | 821 | 821 | 136 | 136 |
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