Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
15.1°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
9
12
16
31
29
28
27
18
16
13
12
14
11
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:35PM4.37m
4:40AM4.66m
5:08PM4.33m
5:15AM4.56m
5:43PM4.21m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.45m
10:52AM0.09m
11:02PM0.48m
11:27AM0.23m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:07
8:06
 mm
4
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
18
15
15
13
12
12
13
12
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
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