Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05AM0.56m | 9:38PM0.68m | 9:46AM0.59m | 10:15PM0.68m | 10:26AM0.62m | 10:51PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.12m | 4:51AM0.15m | 4:55PM0.09m | 5:29AM0.10m | 5:36PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 |
2 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 5 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
— | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 24 | — | 12 | 18 | 17 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 994 | 994 | 506 | 994 | 1317 | 386 | 458 | 495 | 423 | 60 | 276 | 964 | 1311 | 1311 | 377 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 79 | 383 |
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