Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (15 Aug):
- 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 (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 11PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:50AM0.67m | 1:24PM0.66m | 1:32AM0.63m | 2:11PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.01m | 7:58AM-0.00m | 8:22PM0.10m | 8:40AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 |
7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | E 6 | — | S 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2496 | 1741 | 1716 | 802 | 1746 | 506 | 506 | 802 | 2506 | 2495 | 444 | 423 | 506 | 644 | 557 | 557 | 379 | 708 | 136 |
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