Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
23
26
26
93
38
38
32
23
35
64
71
84
82
81
140
108
75
85
85
71
71
68
55
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:46PM0.56m
4:03AM0.64m
4:46PM0.58m
4:59AM0.60m
5:44PM0.59m
5:54AM0.58m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.06m
10:38PM0.10m
11:22AM0.08m
11:41PM0.15m
12:16PM0.08m
00:44AM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
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8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
25
24
24
27
26
25
27
25
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
25
25
26
27
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
31
23
23
23
32
23
35
64
71
84
82
81
63
108
6
1
1
6
6
6
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
23
3
3
20
5
1
1
13
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.3
SE
7
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
19
26
26
93
38
38
140
75
85
85
71
71
68
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
330
330
330
940
1741
57
57
455
57
57
57
1311
88
423
422
88
422
450
397
775
422
272
397
433
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)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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