Surf Forecasts:
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) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes Cove at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunes Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-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 | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 15 | — | 12 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 628 | 708 | 775 | 762 | 802 | 708 | 184 | 136 | 330 | 330 | 6 | 340 | 344 | 79 | 79 | 136 | 105 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 195 | 215 | 506 |
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