Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
E
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
E
7
2.5
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
76
50
29
16
14
20
6
6
6
22
73
223
271
460
420
284
280
181
121
54
37
321
68
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
35
NNE
50
NNW
60
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
40
S
50
S
60
S
55
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:51PM3.58m
12:35PM3.62m
00:35AM3.86m
1:13PM3.92m
1:15AM4.14m
1:48PM4.20m
Low Tide
6:16AM1.09m
6:31PM1.39m
6:55AM0.77m
7:11PM1.07m
7:31AM0.47m
7:47PM0.76m
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9
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Temp °C
8
8
8
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
13
8
Feels °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
2
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
2
-1
-5
-3
-2
0
2
3
2
-1
2
-4
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