Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 8AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM0.58m | 2:58PM0.63m | 2:59AM0.55m | 3:48PM0.61m | 3:48AM0.52m | 4:41PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.12m | 10:00PM0.28m | 10:08AM0.19m | 10:53PM0.35m | 10:59AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 6 | — |
1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
9 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 60 | 60 | 340 | 363 | 79 | 184 | 184 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 330 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 960 | 834 | 834 | 994 | 1232 | 1273 | 432 | 1224 |
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