Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 49 | 27 | 42 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:41PM0.60m | 4:42AM0.50m | 5:37PM0.59m | 5:39AM0.49m | 6:33PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.24m | 11:51PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:50AM0.40m | 12:52PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 2 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 49 | 27 | 42 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 945 | 991 | 821 | 1191 | 1273 | 1224 | 1232 | 1232 | 1651 | 2554 | 1625 | 459 | 276 | 15 | 367 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 423 | 87 | 444 |
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