Dunes Cove surf break

Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
44
57
57
69
68
66
66
55
80
78
78
80
54
54
67
77
65
65
64
80
23
22
33
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:07AM0.71m
2:44PM0.56m
3:05AM0.67m
3:46PM0.56m
4:03AM0.64m
Low Tide
8:36PM-0.03m
9:27AM0.03m
9:35PM0.04m
10:25AM0.06m
10:38PM0.10m
11:22AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:13
8:14
4
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
23
22
22
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
27
25
25
26
25
25
27
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.1
S
14
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
44
57
57
69
68
66
66
55
80
4
78
80
54
54
65
65
22
21
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Energy kJ
45
3
78
67
77
64
80
23
22
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
57
557
272
79
0
14
1042
882
1312
382
272
0
0
57
365
371
363
349
88
88
349
330
330
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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