Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
22
22
16
17
17
15
15
9
9
7
3
6
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
S
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01AM3.46m
10:39PM3.32m
11:11AM3.35m
11:43PM3.33m
12:18PM3.38m
Low Tide
3:20AM1.53m
4:02PM1.52m
4:36AM1.61m
5:19PM1.62m
5:56AM1.54m
6:29PM1.56m
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:32
9:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
20
22
22
15
12
12
13
16
18
19
18
14
14
14
14
15
18
18
18
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
20
21
18
10
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
8
7
6
6
8
11
11
13
10
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