Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
107
85
66
49
37
25
25
20
19
20
18
17
94
223
244
216
221
197
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM3.87m
7:03AM4.07m
7:42PM3.72m
7:57AM3.85m
8:40PM3.57m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.96m
1:16PM0.73m
1:31AM1.13m
2:07PM0.98m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
17
16
16
14
15
16
17
15
13
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
18
19
17
15
15
9
9
10
9
6
7
9
8
8
8
12
14
13
10
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