Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 94 | 105 | 86 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM0.54m | 8:58PM0.66m | 9:05AM0.56m | 9:38PM0.68m | 9:46AM0.59m | 10:15PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.26m | 3:28PM0.17m | 4:11AM0.20m | 4:13PM0.12m | 4:51AM0.15m | 4:55PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 3 | S 4 | E 3 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
5 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 4 | E 3 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — |
3 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | SE 4 | E 3 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 20 | 94 | 105 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 6 | 6 | 1224 | 1232 | 507 | 506 | 506 | 492 | 962 | 459 | 948 | 1008 | 1311 | 495 | 276 | 276 | 376 | 379 | 1311 | 2110 | 423 | 14 |
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