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Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.3° C
(Which is 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 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 65 | 103 | 81 | 106 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 3.70 | 7:13PM 3.94 | 8:13AM 3.54 | 8:15PM 3.76 | 9:14AM 3.48 | 9:18PM 3.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:29AM 0.62 | 12:41PM 1.43 | 1:30AM 0.87 | 1:43PM 1.60 | 2:35AM 1.06 | 2:55PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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