Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 EDT
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.6°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 3PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
6
4
8
14
10
11
5
4
6
6
5
11
14
21
23
22
26
28
25
30
57
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:04PM0.51m
00:33AM0.63m
12:39PM0.50m
1:09AM0.61m
1:17PM0.49m
1:49AM0.59m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.12m
7:06PM0.12m
7:53AM0.16m
7:43PM0.16m
8:34AM0.20m
8:23PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
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8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
Temp °C
17
16
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
23
24
24
23
23
23
15
14
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
8
1
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
22
17
18
12
18
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
6
4
8
14
10
11
5
4
6
6
5
11
14
21
23
22
26
28
25
30
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
379
884
940
383
1229
857
1044
1044
940
940
940
857
975
940
455
455
455
221
455
945
960
1319
500
459
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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