Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
3
2
2
2
1
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)
2.3
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1.9
NW
5
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
785
411
390
298
157
121
71
44
21
26
22
17
18
29
8
6
17
41
208
207
285
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
25
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
25
E
25
ENE
40
N
50
NW
55
NW
40
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:50AM3.33m
11:51PM3.58m
12:35PM3.62m
00:35AM3.86m
1:13PM3.92m
Low Tide
5:43PM1.68m
6:16AM1.09m
6:31PM1.39m
6:55AM0.77m
7:11PM1.07m
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clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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5:55
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5:52
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5:51
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 mm
2
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2
4
4
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1
6
14
12
5
5
Temp °C
11
11
13
12
10
8
7
8
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
10
9
9
7
6
7
Feels °C
8
7
10
10
5
-1
-4
-2
-2
1
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
0
-3
-6
-2
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