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Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | |
118 | 74 | 69 | 53 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 53 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 39 | 62 | 89 | 83 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:26AM0.51m | 10:57PM0.66m | 11:03AM0.51m | 11:33PM0.65m | 11:39AM0.50m | 00:09AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.06m | 6:12AM0.10m | 6:03PM0.08m | 6:51AM0.12m | 6:41PM0.10m | 7:31AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 5 | SE 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — |
 kJ | 1 | — | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | — | 64 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 89 | 83 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 118 | 74 | 69 | 53 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 26 | 37 | 39 | 62 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 57 | 834 | 812 | 628 | 221 | 138 | 423 | 14 | 57 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 474 | 0 | 215 | 136 | 136 | 195 |
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