Surf Forecasts:
Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period, ESE swell with 12 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay in the next 16 days are 0.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | W 4 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM3.68m | 1:33PM3.71m | 1:52AM3.78m | 2:19PM3.80m | 2:33AM3.90m | 3:01PM3.88m | 3:13AM4.02m | 3:42PM3.92m | 3:51AM4.12m | 4:21PM3.93m | 4:27AM4.19m | 4:58PM3.89m | 5:03AM4.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM1.25m | 7:18AM1.18m | 7:38PM1.18m | 8:01AM1.01m | 8:19PM1.09m | 8:42AM0.86m | 8:57PM1.01m | 9:21AM0.72m | 9:34PM0.94m | 9:59AM0.63m | 10:09PM0.91m | 10:37AM0.57m | 10:44PM0.91m | 11:14AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 |
 | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | 9:58 |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 295 | 293 | 293 | 296 | 293 | 293 | 274 | 274 | 209 | 206 | 206 | 236 | 206 | 206 | 293 | 237 | 146 | 288 | 185 | 204 |
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