Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
26
19
25
25
26
18
18
12
6
5
13
6
7
26
69
85
77
57
49
35
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:58PM4.37m
3:18AM4.30m
3:34PM4.34m
3:50AM4.25m
4:10PM4.25m
4:21AM4.15m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.61m
9:02PM0.47m
9:17AM0.51m
9:34PM0.54m
9:50AM0.49m
10:07PM0.67m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
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8:47
8:50
8:52
8:53
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
16
14
13
11
11
13
14
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
9
9
12
13
14
12
11
7
7
9
13
7
7
6
3
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
5
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Energy kJ
15
26
19
25
25
26
18
18
12
6
5
7
2
2
2
1
2
11
49
35
25
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
13
1
1
2
7
7
11
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
1
2
2
6
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
E
5
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
5
2
13
6
7
26
69
85
77
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
206
186
80
76
132
146
206
206
209
206
206
206
206
206
206
237
206
206
187
42
67
76
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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