Dunes Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
28.7°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 7AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
33
37
28
28
31
25
26
27
22
17
18
18
18
18
18
13
13
13
12
12
8
7
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:34AM0.58m
2:15PM0.65m
2:16AM0.55m
3:02PM0.62m
3:03AM0.52m
3:55PM0.60m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.21m
9:22PM0.34m
9:24AM0.28m
10:13PM0.41m
10:13AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
25
27
26
25
25
25
23
22
24
26
26
25
25
25
24
23
25
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
22
23
21
25
26
25
24
25
25
24
23
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
25
27
28
27
26
27
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