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/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Dunes Cove surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dunes Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
44 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 66 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 66 | 23 | 65 | 64 | 138 | 62 | 78 | 62 | 27 | 80 | 60 | 59 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:07AM0.71m | 2:44PM0.56m | 3:05AM0.67m | 3:46PM0.56m | 4:03AM0.64m | 4:46PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.03m | 9:35PM0.04m | 10:25AM0.06m | 10:38PM0.10m | 11:22AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 44 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 66 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 66 | 23 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 78 | 62 | — | 80 | 60 | 59 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SE 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 60 | — | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 272 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 877 | 882 | 1659 | 397 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 367 | 367 | 365 | 363 | 367 | 367 | 349 | 340 | 349 | 340 | 57 | 1143 |
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