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Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Forecast
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Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.7° 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 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | |
143 | 116 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:56AM4.59m | 3:17PM4.74m | 3:40AM4.62m | 4:08PM4.72m | 4:27AM4.58m | 5:02PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.19m | 9:26PM0.14m | 9:47AM0.06m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
 kJ | 143 | 116 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 41 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 67 | 15 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 206 | 206 | 236 | 206 | 236 | 262 | 259 | 259 | 299 | 267 | 300 | 105 | 15 | 0 |
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