Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
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
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
75
79
81
107
113
99
96
75
223
255
222
165
125
92
48
20
16
26
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
0
WNW
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:00PM4.06m
3:04AM4.43m
3:33PM4.22m
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.79m
9:17AM0.29m
9:24PM0.62m
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
16
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
12
14
16
15
15
14
11
10
11
16
14
13
13
13
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