Dunes Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.4° 

Dunes Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
4
6
11
10
16
16
15
22
19
19
14
15
16
18
22
28
11
14
45
19
18
52
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM0.67m
1:24PM0.66m
1:32AM0.63m
2:11PM0.65m
2:15AM0.58m
2:58PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:58AM-0.00m
8:22PM0.10m
8:40AM0.06m
9:10PM0.19m
9:23AM0.12m
10:00PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
29
28
28
31
33
31
30
30
30
29
27
32
34
33
30
26
Feels °C
34
31
31
31
33
31
31
32
33
31
32
34
34
32
31
33
34
34
30
35
36
34
35
30
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