Bamburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.62° N 1.72° W

Bamburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bamburgh sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bamburgh at 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.5
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
2
N
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
169
160
230
277
286
291
373
459
695
614
460
361
322
291
313
385
404
396
352
336
295
257
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM3.52m
9:07PM3.26m
9:45AM3.23m
10:18PM3.08m
11:09AM3.09m
Low Tide
2:36PM1.44m
2:58AM1.53m
3:38PM1.73m
4:19AM1.71m
5:16PM1.85m
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5:47
5:48
5:50
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8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
5
5
7
8
9
11
10
9
8
10
12
14
15
15
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