Bamburgh surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bamburgh today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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 Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
89
119
128
112
88
67
49
25
22
12
7
7
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
4
3
3
10
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:42PM3.89m
2:10AM3.91m
2:26PM3.96m
2:47AM3.99m
3:06PM4.01m
3:23AM4.03m
Low Tide
7:43AM1.13m
8:02PM0.85m
8:22AM0.96m
8:39PM0.83m
8:58AM0.82m
9:15PM0.83m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:35
4:33
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:32
9:35
9:36
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
13
15
14
15
16
17
18
18
15
14
14
14
17
19
20
18
16
15
13
13
4
3
5
7
10
12
10
11
10
11
13
15
13
12
11
12
15
17
19
17
15
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
88
67
49
25
22
12
7
7
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
36
89
119
128
112
2
2
2
3
2
7
8
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
356
652
722
652
67
0
0
14
171
171
503
482
187
187
251
251
347
347
347
299
307
286
228
228
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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