Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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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
9.8° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
154
210
127
128
107
104
70
56
41
28
11
11
6
6
6
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM4.57m
5:17AM4.46m
5:59PM4.33m
6:11AM4.30m
7:02PM4.06m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.05m
11:00PM0.51m
11:26AM0.15m
11:50PM0.80m
12:22PM0.34m
00:43AM1.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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4:50
4:48
4:47
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:28
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
5
9
11
9
8
9
8
10
8
7
7
8
6
8
9
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
14
13
131
127
128
107
104
70
56
41
28
11
11
6
6
6
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
10
6
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
157
154
210
3
6
18
15
7
2
2
2
1
6
5
3
3
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
364
17
14
5
5
5
0
0
15
128
130
108
128
128
267
258
236
236
236
275
293
293
293
293
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
4
2
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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