Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
N
10
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
N
10
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
22
18
18
12
11
10
11
11
7
7
5
5
2
8
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
off
High Tide
3:04AM4.76m
3:42PM4.60m
3:48AM4.94m
4:26PM4.63m
4:30AM4.98m
5:06PM4.54m
Low Tide
9:21AM-0.14m
9:35PM0.43m
10:03AM-0.27m
10:14PM0.38m
10:43AM-0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
24
26
27
25
22
21
19
19
20
23
22
16
15
15
14
15
16
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
21
20
23
25
27
26
23
21
18
18
17
21
18
16
14
15
13
13
12
16
15
16
15
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