Bamburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.62° N 1.72° W

Bamburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bamburgh sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
9
2.3
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
237
242
249
228
322
846
809
759
684
659
632
547
497
404
354
273
202
171
146
105
88
79
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:07AM4.75m
6:50PM4.23m
6:53AM4.56m
7:36PM4.00m
7:40AM4.28m
8:23PM3.77m
Low Tide
12:30PM-0.03m
00:39AM0.76m
1:14PM0.23m
1:22AM0.95m
1:58PM0.57m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:35
9:34
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
5
6
6
7
9
13
12
10
12
12
11
11
11
13
12
13
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