Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM0.60m | 6:36AM0.50m | 7:26PM0.62m | 7:30AM0.51m | 8:14PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.37m | 1:48PM0.25m | 2:40AM0.32m | 2:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 33 | — | 20 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 383 | 423 | 423 | 136 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 821 | 567 | 796 | 136 | 142 | 87 | 340 | 221 | 832 | 377 | 88 | 6 |
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