Dunbar/Belhaven Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.53° W

Dunbar/Belhaven Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunbar/Belhaven Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
19
18
17
20
17
12
11
7
6
1
6
1
1
1
1
3
3
11
10
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:08PM4.33m
5:15AM4.56m
5:43PM4.21m
5:54AM4.38m
6:22PM4.01m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.09m
11:02PM0.48m
11:27AM0.23m
11:38PM0.58m
12:05PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
12
11
10
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
15
13
7
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
8
6
7
7
11
14
14
13
13
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