Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
111
94
96
96
151
170
207
164
116
71
43
36
25
23
22
14
13
13
11
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:04AM4.43m
3:33PM4.22m
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
4:07AM4.67m
4:35PM4.37m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.29m
9:24PM0.62m
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
10:20AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
13
14
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
15
16
14
11
10
12
14
17
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
14
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