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/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
72 | 54 | 43 | 39 | 56 | 53 | 71 | 41 | 114 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:49PM0.61m | 7:10AM0.57m | 7:44PM0.66m | 8:06AM0.57m | 8:38PM0.71m | 9:01AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.16m | 2:31PM0.01m | 3:11AM0.09m | 3:21PM-0.06m | 4:06AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 11 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 52 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 14 | ESE 6 | NE 4 | — | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 7 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 72 | 54 | 43 | 39 | 56 | 53 | 71 | 41 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 697 | 57 | 1311 | 46 | 544 | 558 | 620 | 15 | 57 | 225 | 57 | 79 | 79 | 87 | 60 | 105 | 60 | 105 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 218 | 218 |
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