Dunes Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
29.2° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
7
15
30
73
99
117
108
149
107
147
245
226
188
135
95
80
60
43
75
106
110
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:21AM0.69m
1:58PM0.62m
2:08AM0.64m
2:49PM0.62m
2:55AM0.59m
3:40PM0.61m
Low Tide
8:34AM-0.05m
8:51PM0.04m
9:20AM-0.00m
9:44PM0.13m
10:06AM0.05m
10:38PM0.21m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
29
29
29
27
28
28
27
31
32
30
29
28
28
27
27
31
33
31
29
28
Feels °C
32
31
31
32
30
29
29
29
29
30
28
32
31
29
29
29
29
29
29
33
32
30
29
30
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