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/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | |
44 | 30 | 43 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 54 | 22 | 71 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:06AM0.57m | 8:38PM0.71m | 9:01AM0.58m | 9:32PM0.75m | 9:55AM0.58m | 10:25PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.09m | 3:21PM-0.06m | 4:06AM0.02m | 4:12PM-0.12m | 4:59AM-0.04m | 5:02PM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | 8:09 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 44 | 30 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 39 | 22 | 31 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 30 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 8 | S 3 | SSE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 71 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 136 | 67 | 136 | 46 | 60 | 14 | 88 | 79 | 397 | 422 | 422 | 340 | 376 | 422 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 628 |
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