Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
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)
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
16
7
7
7
7
9
9
5
3
3
2
2
1
1
4
5
18
18
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:28AM3.60m
11:11PM3.54m
11:52AM3.71m
00:23AM3.77m
1:04PM3.96m
Low Tide
4:39PM1.34m
5:21AM1.27m
6:06PM1.24m
6:42AM0.94m
7:14PM1.02m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:00
8:59
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Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
13
Feels °C
13
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
11
13
11
10
8
8
8
8
10
15
13
12
9
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