Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
12
143
135
79
60
51
53
37
38
26
27
26
18
18
9
9
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:16AM3.81m
1:03PM3.95m
1:14AM4.19m
1:56PM4.25m
2:02AM4.54m
2:40PM4.48m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.82m
7:09PM1.10m
7:38AM0.40m
7:56PM0.80m
8:22AM0.06m
8:36PM0.56m
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rain showers
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
10
12
14
15
15
13
12
13
12
14
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
7
5
7
11
13
12
9
8
9
8
9
11
10
11
12
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