Bamburgh surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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Bamburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bamburgh sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bamburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
183
187
237
122
96
64
32
24
14
10
6
5
5
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM4.54m
5:46AM4.44m
6:28PM4.29m
6:39AM4.28m
7:29PM4.00m
7:37AM4.10m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.52m
12:05PM0.18m
00:28AM0.81m
1:01PM0.36m
1:22AM1.11m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:46
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:21
9:22
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
16
15
12
12
13
13
13
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
18
21
8
10
8
7
7
8
8
6
11
10
9
8
10
10
10
12
12
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
13
183
187
164
122
96
64
32
24
14
10
6
5
5
2
2
5
3
3
1
4
4
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
6
6
12
17
10
9
5
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
210
237
1
4
3
8
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
80
24
37
37
37
0
105
174
171
170
174
174
310
299
299
289
251
286
321
347
347
346
347
336
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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