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Dunes Cove Surf Forecast
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Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 2PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | |
31 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 100 | 119 | 103 | 71 | 55 | 47 | 41 | 31 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:06AM0.53m | 9:40PM0.67m | 9:47AM0.52m | 10:20PM0.67m | 10:26AM0.51m | 10:57PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.10m | 4:07PM0.03m | 4:52AM0.09m | 4:47PM0.04m | 5:33AM0.09m | 5:26PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | E 5 |
 kJ | 31 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 100 | 119 | 103 | 71 | 55 | 47 | 41 | 31 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 215 | 215 | 821 | 945 | 506 | 455 | 221 | 57 | 60 | 455 | 455 | 506 | 455 | 148 | 670 | 142 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1168 | 57 | 57 | 444 |
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