Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
13
12
23
21
15
28
22
12
13
10
9
10
10
8
28
20
32
23
23
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NE
10
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:08PM0.69m
10:17AM0.56m
10:45PM0.68m
10:54AM0.55m
11:22PM0.67m
11:29AM0.53m
Low Tide
4:39PM-0.00m
5:16AM0.03m
5:17PM0.01m
5:56AM0.05m
5:53PM0.04m
6:35AM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:24
6:24
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7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
3
13
21
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
14
13
16
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
14
17
21
21
18
17
9
8
13
16
19
18
19
19
18
16
13
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
23
21
10
10
10
12
13
8
5
10
10
7
14
20
32
23
23
15
15
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
4
0.3
E
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
13
12
4
2
2
2
2
10
10
3
5
9
9
8
8
8
3
2
14
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
2
10
9
1
3
28
6
2
8
3
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
2
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
N
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
3
2
2
8
15
28
22
1
2
5
12
4
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
136
88
67
67
195
468
506
432
700
67
591
591
88
136
136
591
468
567
60
60
6
218
218
935
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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