Dunes Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° N 78.79° W

Dunes Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunes Cove sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
15
15
17
18
15
12
14
13
19
18
38
37
24
24
23
21
29
14
12
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
S
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:11PM0.65m
2:15AM0.58m
2:58PM0.63m
2:59AM0.55m
3:48PM0.61m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.06m
9:10PM0.19m
9:23AM0.12m
10:00PM0.28m
10:08AM0.19m
10:53PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
32
33
32
30
30
29
29
29
33
35
34
31
29
29
29
28
30
31
30
29
28
Feels °C
35
35
34
32
33
32
33
32
35
36
35
32
34
33
33
32
34
36
31
33
32
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