Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | S 5 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 62 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:26PM0.62m | 7:30AM0.51m | 8:14PM0.64m | 8:20AM0.54m | 8:58PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.25m | 2:40AM0.32m | 2:40PM0.21m | 3:28AM0.26m | 3:28PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | SW 5 | — |
6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 5 |
— | — | 17 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 27 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 340 | 507 | 455 | 459 | 707 | 557 | 363 | 363 | 779 | 822 | 195 | 423 | 87 | 87 | 67 | 138 | 225 | 330 | 215 | 215 |
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