Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 EST
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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
12.2° C
(Which is 8.4°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 6km away, Live View at Ocean Creek Resort | Myrtle Beach, SC


How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)666667888588888888888344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4435261332222222222233333367
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.48
4:40AM
0.55
4:43PM
0.47
5:33AM
0.55
5:37PM
0.46
6:25AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.22
11:04PM
0.13
11:48AM
0.23
11:57PM
0.13
12:45PM
0.23
12:50AM
0.12
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:24-------5:25-------5:27-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1616148320-11455665569111211111010
Feels °C (?)12960-5-5-6-6-4012331235677654
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