Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | 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 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:59AM0.55m | 3:48PM0.61m | 3:48AM0.52m | 4:41PM0.60m | 4:42AM0.50m | 5:37PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.19m | 10:53PM0.35m | 10:59AM0.24m | 11:51PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
25 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | — | SW 4 | — | E 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 4 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 8 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 215 | 821 | 736 | 506 | 945 | 834 | 964 | 948 | 962 | 455 | 821 | 1224 | 422 | 605 | 1232 | 1191 | 1651 | 367 | 1625 | 1625 | 506 |
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