Dunes Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
29.3° C
1.2° 

Dunes Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
11
17
14
21
16
8
8
8
20
34
36
51
104
33
23
15
14
8
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
25
S
10
SSW
10
N
15
ENE
10
SE
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
5
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:37PM0.59m
5:39AM0.49m
6:33PM0.60m
6:36AM0.50m
7:26PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.27m
00:50AM0.40m
12:52PM0.28m
1:47AM0.37m
1:48PM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
2
4
11
2
4
4
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
31
31
30
28
24
23
26
27
27
30
29
28
28
26
25
24
28
31
32
30
29
Feels °C
34
32
30
31
26
25
29
28
31
33
31
31
30
28
28
27
30
33
32
31
31
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