Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
14
14
14
23
25
22
14
20
19
13
12
12
11
20
19
17
16
16
16
107
117
82
135
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:17AM3.88m
8:16PM3.71m
8:31AM3.69m
9:39PM3.55m
9:50AM3.65m
10:57PM3.57m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.80m
1:56AM1.47m
2:45PM1.02m
3:22AM1.68m
4:21PM1.04m
4:57AM1.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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5:46
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:31
8:34
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
5
9
11
11
11
9
8
8
9
11
12
13
13
11
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
2
5
7
8
9
7
5
6
7
9
10
10
11
9
7
6
6
3
2
1
2
1
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
11
Energy kJ
18
14
14
14
23
25
22
14
20
19
13
12
9
9
5
5
8
16
16
16
107
117
82
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
11
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
6
12
12
11
20
19
17
3
4
7
15
69
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
11
11
13
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
654
1001
379
334
195
195
186
195
235
275
275
278
235
186
186
129
203
275
275
189
14
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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