
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13AM0.56m | 8:49PM0.74m | 9:13AM0.60m | 9:44PM0.76m | 10:09AM0.63m | 10:34PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM-0.06m | 4:11AM0.06m | 4:15PM-0.11m | 5:01AM-0.01m | 5:09PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 9 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 29 | — | — | 8 | 17 | 15 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 595 | 619 | 507 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 2506 | 2531 | 808 | 184 | 367 | 136 | 46 | 136 | 945 | 2582 | 1659 | 60 |
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