Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
45
45
45
58
75
85
59
73
59
61
64
46
34
23
11
10
4
4
4
2
5
8
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:39AM4.69m
3:59PM4.48m
4:15AM4.55m
4:31PM4.33m
4:51AM4.33m
5:03PM4.12m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.18m
9:56PM0.31m
10:16AM0.38m
10:29PM0.40m
10:48AM0.64m
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
13
14
14
15
16
16
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
10
12
11
12
12
10
8
6
6
6
4
5
5
6
6
5
9
7
8
7
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