Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
93
83
64
48
42
29
19
15
9
8
8
8
16
15
7
7
2
10
9
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM3.67m
9:52PM3.48m
10:28AM3.60m
11:11PM3.54m
11:52AM3.71m
Low Tide
2:30AM1.29m
3:13PM1.22m
3:48AM1.38m
4:39PM1.34m
5:21AM1.27m
6:06PM1.24m
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5:24
5:26
5:28
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9:06
9:04
9:00
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Temp °C
14
13
15
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
12
16
16
15
13
13
13
12
10
11
12
13
10
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