Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
5
5
3
2
2
1
1
5
10
11
29
34
50
67
61
62
62
44
40
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
30
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM3.71m
00:23AM3.77m
1:04PM3.96m
1:25AM4.11m
2:04PM4.23m
Low Tide
6:06PM1.24m
6:42AM0.94m
7:14PM1.02m
7:44AM0.53m
8:08PM0.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
17
15
12
11
11
14
15
16
13
12
12
11
11
14
18
21
21
19
Feels °C
11
11
9
11
10
8
7
8
12
13
14
7
7
8
7
8
12
16
19
20
17
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