Bamburgh surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 10AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
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)
0.9
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
7
0.4
SE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
115
236
233
189
327
193
237
126
102
68
40
33
19
12
6
6
5
2
1
5
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM4.55m
5:31PM4.54m
5:46AM4.44m
6:28PM4.29m
6:39AM4.28m
7:29PM4.00m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.08m
11:38PM0.52m
12:05PM0.18m
00:28AM0.81m
1:01PM0.36m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
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
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
15
17
17
15
15
3
1
3
6
6
9
8
7
7
7
9
7
10
12
10
9
10
9
9
12
13
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
22
24
24
23
13
193
193
160
126
102
68
40
33
19
12
6
6
5
2
3
5
3
3
1
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
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
6
6
10
11
10
6
5
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
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
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
40
115
236
233
189
327
237
2
5
5
1
1
10
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
375
344
83
83
80
24
62
62
37
0
0
171
232
131
170
170
174
187
289
289
289
289
340
289
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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