Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
155
176
187
192
219
254
345
481
535
552
632
675
659
582
392
235
153
121
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46PM3.19m
10:51AM3.10m
10:57PM3.34m
11:50AM3.33m
Low Tide
2:52PM1.95m
4:03AM1.61m
4:32PM1.91m
5:25AM1.40m
5:43PM1.68m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
mod rain
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7:50
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7:52
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6:00
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5:58
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5:55
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1
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2
5
4
3
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2
6
3
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
8
7
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
10
8
7
6
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