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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 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
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 8AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | |
13 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:38AM0.57m | 10:08PM0.69m | 10:17AM0.56m | 10:45PM0.68m | 10:54AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.03m | 4:39PM-0.00m | 5:16AM0.03m | 5:17PM0.01m | 5:56AM0.05m | 5:53PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
 kJ | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 5 | — | — | ESE 10 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 34 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 0 | 67 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 459 | 474 | 450 | 429 | 684 | 539 | 67 | 444 | 46 | 422 | 455 | 67 | 195 | 215 | 60 |
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