Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 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
21.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
42
21
21
21
22
23
24
24
24
54
54
54
54
54
57
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:50AM0.58m
11:19PM0.77m
11:46AM0.58m
00:14AM0.76m
12:43PM0.57m
1:10AM0.74m
Low Tide
5:53PM-0.16m
6:44AM-0.06m
6:45PM-0.14m
7:37AM-0.04m
7:40PM-0.09m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:10
8:12
Temp °C
24
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
27
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
22
21
21
21
11
7
7
7
23
21
21
21
22
7
8
8
24
54
54
54
54
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
21
4
23
24
24
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
8
15
15
10
10
42
6
6
6
6
9
54
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)
376
383
649
707
423
422
60
340
340
1312
1651
1651
712
79
102
60
57
57
57
855
849
79
79
79
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
7
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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