Dunnet Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.36° W

Dunnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunnet Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunnet Bay at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
603
726
794
749
957
848
766
881
1104
1325
2812
3188
2392
1849
1299
943
650
500
416
349
294
250
245
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:15AM2.32m
5:53PM2.36m
6:24AM2.34m
6:54PM2.45m
7:26AM2.42m
7:47PM2.59m
Low Tide
11:12PM1.17m
11:49AM1.12m
00:29AM1.10m
12:53PM1.06m
1:26AM0.96m
1:42PM0.94m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:47
4:48
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9:52
9:51
9:49
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
10
9
8
7
6
7
7
4
3
4
6
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
9
8
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