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Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:57AM0.59m | 9:28PM0.68m | 9:38AM0.57m | 10:08PM0.69m | 10:17AM0.56m | 10:45PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.00m | 4:35AM0.03m | 4:39PM-0.00m | 5:16AM0.03m | 5:17PM0.01m | 5:56AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
18 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 |
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 32 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 802 | 363 | 340 | 105 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 88 | 67 | 195 | 195 | 215 | 215 | 225 | 557 | 684 | 474 | 386 | 422 | 459 |
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