Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 7AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). 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 (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SE
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
11
9
31
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
E
5
S
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11AM4.87m
5:45PM4.37m
5:52AM4.63m
6:24PM4.13m
6:33AM4.30m
7:03PM3.84m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.42m
11:21AM-0.05m
11:29PM0.53m
11:58AM0.26m
00:07AM0.72m
12:35PM0.65m
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light rain
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light rain
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
11
9
9
9
12
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
11
12
11
11
8
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