Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
9
8
8
8
8
4
4
6
2
8
16
24
34
46
49
78
168
200
178
188
378
560
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:05AM4.80m
4:46PM4.57m
4:52AM4.86m
5:34PM4.46m
5:38AM4.79m
6:21PM4.29m
Low Tide
10:21AM-0.18m
10:35PM0.49m
11:07AM-0.18m
11:18PM0.58m
11:52AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:47
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:42
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
12
11
12
12
11
9
11
12
11
11
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