Dunes Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.8° 

Dunes Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSW
7
1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
2
3
6
9
7
7
7
5
7
9
19
41
75
106
109
152
88
128
167
165
175
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:06PM0.62m
1:21AM0.69m
1:58PM0.62m
2:08AM0.64m
2:49PM0.62m
Low Tide
7:47AM-0.08m
7:59PM-0.05m
8:34AM-0.05m
8:51PM0.04m
9:20AM-0.00m
9:44PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
27
31
31
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
32
34
32
31
31
31
31
32
31
31
31
28
28
29
30
31
29
32
30
28
28
29
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