Bamburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.62° N 1.72° W

Bamburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bamburgh sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
31
33
44
43
43
43
120
81
102
175
299
293
294
327
438
556
629
589
471
370
338
338
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
N
40
N
25
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47AM3.89m
8:15PM3.52m
8:39AM3.52m
9:07PM3.26m
9:45AM3.23m
Low Tide
1:51PM1.06m
2:05AM1.26m
2:36PM1.44m
2:58AM1.53m
3:38PM1.73m
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:30
8:29
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
12
11
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
14
14
16
14
13
10
8
7
7
5
8
10
7
6
6
6
7
8
11
11
11
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