Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
32
31
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
51
62
128
97
149
Wind (km/h)
10
N
0
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
E
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:07PM3.36m
8:06AM3.13m
8:21PM3.19m
9:32AM3.01m
9:46PM3.19m
Low Tide
1:13AM1.39m
1:33PM1.79m
2:25AM1.60m
2:52PM1.95m
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7:48
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Temp °C
9
9
9
8
7
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
7
5
4
5
4
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
4
5
8
8
8
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