Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 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
20.5° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
0
0
0
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)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
16
16
10
15
13
9
9
12
15
11
6
14
6
6
8
12
11
6
9
34
47
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49PM0.50m
4:19AM0.56m
4:50PM0.52m
5:16AM0.56m
5:51PM0.56m
6:14AM0.56m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.25m
11:00PM0.28m
11:51AM0.21m
00:06AM0.27m
12:45PM0.16m
1:12AM0.23m
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:05
8:06
1
2
1
1
6
1
6
10
6
7
5
Temp °C
21
23
24
24
22
21
20
20
24
26
24
23
23
22
21
21
24
24
23
18
16
14
13
12
23
23
23
24
22
22
21
21
24
25
23
23
24
23
21
22
25
26
24
16
14
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
3
3
5
7
7
10
15
11
9
9
9
5
3
1
3
3
3
3
6
11
6
4
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
8
7
7
5
9
8
8
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
14
5
2
6
3
5
1
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1
3
4
5
4
4
1
1
6
1
3
6
6
3
3
3
5
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2
4
16
16
8
15
13
5
12
15
11
6
6
2
8
12
2
9
34
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
225
429
383
136
88
79
6
136
136
340
700
340
340
423
383
367
367
506
506
506
506
669
377
673
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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