Dunes Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
29.4° C
1.3° 

Dunes Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
21
37
49
27
42
27
40
42
45
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
W
15
S
15
S
25
S
20
S
15
WNW
10
ENE
10
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
SSE
25
SSW
20
S
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:41PM0.60m
4:42AM0.50m
5:37PM0.59m
5:39AM0.49m
6:33PM0.60m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.24m
11:51PM0.39m
11:54AM0.27m
00:50AM0.40m
12:52PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:53
 mm
7
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
31
31
31
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
28
26
24
27
27
26
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
34
32
33
33
32
31
33
34
32
32
29
30
28
27
30
30
30
32
28
29
29
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