Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is

29.2° C

Dunes Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (09 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	37	64	80	69	58	49	45	39	73	126	124	119	77	68	68	71	117	164	135	94	68	51	73	47
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on
High Tide	4:47PM0.62m				4:58AM0.52m					5:51PM0.65m				6:07AM0.52m				6:57PM0.68m				7:15AM0.52m
Low Tide				00:11AM0.25m				12:24PM0.02m				1:21AM0.22m				1:28PM-0.02m					2:28AM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—
	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	8:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	31	30	29	29	28	28	33	33	32	30	30	30	28	28	32	33	32	30	27	27	27	27	32	34
Feels °C	32	30	30	31	29	29	33	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	32	32	30	29	24	28	29	27	32	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 6	S 6	SE 8	SE 9	—	—	SE 9	SE 8	S 6	S 6	SE 9
kJ	21	13	13	13	40	33	23	12	12	12	11	11	11	48	46	11	19	—	—	12	23	51	49	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 10	—	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	13	13	12	1	1	1	1	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	W 3	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	37	64	80	69	58	49	45	39	73	126	124	119	77	68	68	71	117	164	135	94	68	1	73	47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	North Bar Long Island NY	The Shoals Florida - North	North Jetty Georgia	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Dunes Cove Carolina South	Dunes Cove Carolina South	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Winthrop Jetty Massachusetts	Camp Pendleton Virginia	5th and 7th Streets Georgia	Tybee South End Sand Bar Georgia	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	7th Avenue Florida - North	Sea Island Georgia	Shit Pipe Carolina North	Dunes Cove Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	330	1016	444	272	136	0	0	397	1175	422	386	276	136	88	136	557	557	457	374	87	0	221	88	340
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina						South End	Hunting Island						Hunting Island	Hunting Island	Hunting Island						South End	Hunting Island
Rating (10 max)						1	1						1	1	1						1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	3	2	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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