Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
161
183
235
217
157
94
58
33
31
34
22
21
22
22
15
13
13
16
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:33PM4.22m
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
4:07AM4.67m
4:35PM4.37m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.62m
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
10:20AM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
17
18
16
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
16
13
12
11
12
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
12
14
15
15
15
15
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