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Bamburgh Surf Forecast
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Bamburgh surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.1° 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: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bamburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | |
99 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 89 | 171 | 167 | 168 | 120 | 164 | 147 | 78 | 56 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:48PM4.71m | 4:11AM4.59m | 4:39PM4.69m | 4:57AM4.55m | 5:31PM4.54m | 5:46AM4.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.16m | 10:25AM0.09m | 10:50PM0.30m | 11:13AM0.08m | 11:38PM0.52m | 12:05PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 99 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 120 | 106 | 81 | 78 | 56 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 89 | 171 | 167 | 168 | — | 164 | 147 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 307 | 71 | 14 | 358 | 375 | 307 | 356 | 83 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 |
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