Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
64
104
135
123
103
86
66
49
35
24
23
24
13
10
11
20
99
201
250
221
190
185
Wind (km/h)
20
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
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
High Tide
6:20AM4.25m
6:56PM3.87m
7:03AM4.07m
7:42PM3.72m
7:57AM3.85m
8:40PM3.57m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.52m
00:45AM0.96m
1:16PM0.73m
1:31AM1.13m
2:07PM0.98m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
4
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
20
19
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
12
10
12
16
20
18
17
15
14
11
10
11
11
5
5
8
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
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