Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.0°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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)
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
140
220
261
265
273
284
298
412
463
422
366
290
240
171
137
87
67
64
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM4.50m
4:53AM4.63m
5:15PM4.33m
5:37AM4.40m
5:58PM4.09m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.27m
11:02AM0.25m
11:18PM0.38m
11:43AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
15
15
16
17
15
17
19
17
15
13
13
12
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
10
10
12
11
12
13
15
14
13
10
10
8
8
12
11
10
9
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