Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 6PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.3
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
293
426
522
552
566
608
659
702
415
401
234
131
75
58
41
18
32
23
16
11
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
WSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
30
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM3.10m
10:57PM3.34m
11:50AM3.33m
11:51PM3.58m
12:35PM3.62m
Low Tide
4:32PM1.91m
5:25AM1.40m
5:43PM1.68m
6:16AM1.09m
6:31PM1.39m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:50
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7:52
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7:54
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5:58
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5:55
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5:52
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 mm
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3
3
5
3
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1
4
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
6
6
9
7
3
-2
-1
0
2
3
6
5
4
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