Bamburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.62° N 1.72° W

Bamburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bamburgh sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
1
1
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
9
17
17
38
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
E
10
SSE
0
SSE
0
E
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SW
20
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM4.83m
6:15PM4.32m
6:21AM4.59m
6:53PM4.09m
7:03AM4.26m
7:32PM3.81m
Low Tide
11:59AM-0.03m
00:07AM0.57m
12:36PM0.29m
00:44AM0.76m
1:12PM0.67m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:37
8:36
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
17
19
19
18
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
15
14
15
14
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
13
14
13
11
14
14
14
9
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