Surf Forecasts:
Dunbar/Belhaven Bay surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period, NNE swell with 13 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 0.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 10AM. 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunbar/Belhaven Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 |
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 kJ | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:03AM4.22m | 5:36PM3.83m | 5:38AM4.20m | 6:14PM3.76m | 6:14AM4.13m | 6:53PM3.70m | 6:53AM4.03m | 7:37PM3.64m | 7:38AM3.91m | 8:26PM3.60m | 8:31AM3.80m | 9:23PM3.58m | 9:34AM3.73m | 10:25PM3.61m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.56m | 11:19PM0.96m | 11:51AM0.59m | 11:55PM1.03m | 12:28PM0.65m | 00:34AM1.13m | 1:08PM0.73m | 1:17AM1.23m | 1:53PM0.83m | 2:07AM1.33m | 2:45PM0.93m | 3:07AM1.39m | 3:48PM1.02m | ||||||||
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 | 4:28 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 6 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 203 | 264 | 293 | 808 | 274 | 274 | 293 | 293 | 295 | 293 | 274 | 293 | 293 | 278 | 309 | 259 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
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