Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is

23.2°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20							Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	377	278	226	199	179	111	95	158	156	156	158	154	173	111	152	165	127	125	117	56	56	35	34
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:15AM0.53m				5:54PM0.61m				6:13AM0.56m				6:46PM0.62m				7:06AM0.61m				7:34PM0.63m
Low Tide				12:29PM0.38m				1:16AM0.35m				1:29PM0.34m					2:06AM0.28m				2:24PM0.27m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	16	21	22	21	18	15	13	13	16	20	21	20	17	16	14	13	16	20	21	21	18
Feels °C	8	7	11	16	18	17	14	11	9	9	12	16	17	17	14	13	11	9	12	16	18	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	377	278	226	199	179	111	95	158	156	156	158	154	132	111	152	165	127	125	117	56	56	35	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	173	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	ENE 7	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	5	3	2	—	2	4	2	3	3	3	138	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	15	15	15	15	0	0	195	46	15	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1		1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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