Bamburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.62° N 1.72° W

Bamburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bamburgh sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

Bamburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bamburgh today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
267
202
166
117
84
59
50
35
26
21
14
13
15
22
35
56
71
73
99
96
69
41
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
N
0
E
5
E
15
E
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:40AM4.28m
8:23PM3.77m
8:30AM3.96m
9:12PM3.54m
9:26AM3.64m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.95m
1:58PM0.57m
2:07AM1.17m
2:44PM0.93m
2:57AM1.38m
3:37PM1.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:31
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
17
15
15
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