Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:38PM0.67m | 00:50AM0.67m | 1:24PM0.66m | 1:32AM0.63m | 2:11PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM-0.05m | 7:35PM0.01m | 7:58AM-0.00m | 8:22PM0.10m | 8:40AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | S 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | E 7 | S 14 |
2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
5 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 215 | 802 | 2496 | 2506 | 1706 | 1746 | 558 | 1746 | 506 | 506 | 2196 | 824 | 821 | 136 | 459 | 802 | 136 | 628 | 376 | 383 | 595 | 184 |
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