Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
1.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
10
10
41
58
7
128
169
187
158
98
53
42
23
15
8
2
0
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31AM4.60m
1:58PM4.57m
2:11AM4.72m
2:35PM4.62m
2:54AM4.73m
3:15PM4.56m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.08m
8:01PM0.27m
8:22AM0.05m
8:39PM0.15m
9:02AM0.14m
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5
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Temp °C
10
9
10
9
10
13
15
16
16
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
11
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
2
4
5
3
4
8
10
8
7
4
-1
1
0
0
1
2
0
2
5
6
7
8
7
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