Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.5° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1
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)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
E
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
11
29
10
10
10
10
10
13
24
23
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:57AM0.59m
9:28PM0.68m
9:38AM0.57m
10:08PM0.69m
10:17AM0.56m
10:45PM0.68m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.04m
4:00PM0.00m
4:35AM0.03m
4:39PM-0.00m
5:16AM0.03m
5:17PM0.01m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
2
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
22
22
21
20
20
18
17
18
20
18
17
16
13
12
15
17
18
16
17
16
18
17
17
19
22
22
21
20
21
18
15
17
20
18
16
14
8
7
11
14
16
14
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
11
11
7
7
7
8
8
5
5
23
21
20
20
21
21
20
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
24
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
4
8
11
29
2
6
9
21
15
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
67
60
79
455
455
365
444
136
0
136
67
215
136
88
67
195
195
215
195
225
557
506
521
474
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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