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 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 65 | 67 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:42AM0.50m | 5:37PM0.59m | 5:39AM0.49m | 6:33PM0.60m | 6:36AM0.50m | 7:26PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:50AM0.40m | 12:52PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.37m | 1:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | — | SE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | 5 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 9 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 65 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 595 | 1232 | 1232 | 945 | 675 | 1625 | 1055 | 495 | 138 | 363 | 904 | 105 | 215 | 79 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 87 | 136 | 136 |
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