Dunnet Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.36° W

Dunnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunnet Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

Dunnet 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 Dunnet Bay today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunnet Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Dunnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
11
1.5
W
9
1.9
W
11
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
124
115
277
357
875
3148
4168
3347
2107
1302
1095
1068
657
450
346
292
222
302
151
110
106
74
66
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:12AM2.44m
6:28PM2.66m
7:22AM2.63m
7:27PM2.93m
8:13AM2.82m
8:14PM3.17m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.83m
12:21PM0.93m
1:01AM0.52m
1:21PM0.69m
1:54AM0.20m
2:09PM0.44m
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
8
12
10
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