Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 51 | 104 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:37PM0.59m | 5:39AM0.49m | 6:33PM0.60m | 6:36AM0.50m | 7:26PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:50AM0.40m | 12:52PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.37m | 1:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | 21 | 16 | — | 4 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 51 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 945 | 945 | 886 | 1059 | 60 | 330 | 367 | 367 | 88 | 88 | 945 | 87 | 101 | 102 | 101 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 60 | 67 | 184 |
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