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Bamburgh Surf Forecast
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Bamburgh surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bamburgh today?
The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bamburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | |
35 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 80 | 156 | 183 | 210 | 293 | 160 | 203 | 174 | 83 | 64 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:39PM4.69m | 4:57AM4.55m | 5:31PM4.54m | 5:46AM4.44m | 6:28PM4.29m | 6:39AM4.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.30m | 11:13AM0.08m | 11:38PM0.52m | 12:05PM0.18m | 00:28AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 5 | NE 6 | N 7 |
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 188 | 160 | 122 | 116 | 83 | 64 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 80 | 156 | 183 | 210 | 293 | — | 203 | 174 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 307 | 71 | 423 | 375 | 307 | 486 | 80 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 63 | 62 | 0 | 153 | 171 | 171 | 153 | 170 | 170 | 174 | 170 | 289 | 289 |
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