
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 4AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM0.76m | 10:09AM0.63m | 10:34PM0.76m | 11:01AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM-0.11m | 5:01AM-0.01m | 5:09PM-0.13m | 5:49AM-0.05m | 5:59PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
6 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 20 | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 22 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1916 | 1689 | 1706 | 142 | 136 | 136 | 821 | 821 | 468 | 1706 | 1659 | 1740 | 60 | 215 | 935 | 1001 | 2059 | 1687 | 1709 |
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