Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (09 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
8
8
9
7
7
9
6
7
13
13
9
12
7
7
6
14
6
6
13
12
17
12
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
WNW
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:23AM0.57m
3:49PM0.50m
4:19AM0.56m
4:50PM0.52m
5:16AM0.56m
5:51PM0.56m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.25m
11:00PM0.28m
11:51AM0.21m
00:06AM0.27m
12:45PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:05
1
5
1
1
2
1
4
6
7
7
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
23
25
24
21
21
19
19
22
25
23
22
23
22
22
23
26
25
19
15
14
19
19
20
21
21
25
23
21
22
20
20
24
25
23
22
23
23
24
25
26
26
18
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
8
7
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
3
6
3
3
14
3
2
3
12
17
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
8
3
2
7
7
9
6
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
6
6
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
4
1
1
2
6
5
3
6
3
3
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.5
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
9
4
2
5
6
6
13
13
8
12
7
7
6
4
4
5
13
5
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)
827
804
1044
1044
429
422
422
136
136
215
215
215
340
340
644
595
422
340
376
367
330
377
458
506
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
9
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