Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, NNE swell with 443 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bamburgh this week:
The surf forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bamburgh in the next 16 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, looking out over Bamburgh for the next couple of weeks. Let's be honest from the top: this is a quiet run. We’ve got a fair bit of waiting ahead.
The first few days are a write-off. Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd have some size – around 5ft to 7ft – but the wind is slapping straight onshore or cross-onshore from the north, turning it into a lumpy, choppy mess. That's just not worth paddling out into. Sunday the 23rd looks like the first real chance to wet a suit. The swell drops right back to a tiny 4ft, but we get a moment of glassy conditions in the morning with a light offshore breeze from the WNW. It's small and weak (combined energy of only 153), but it'll be clean for a beginner to get some soft, crumbly waves on a longboard. The water temp is sitting right around 59°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
After that, we hit a proper dry spell. From Sunday afternoon all the way through to the end of August, it's pretty much flat or blown out. There are a couple of days around the 28th where the wind goes clean and cross-offshore from the south, but the swell is absolutely tiny – under 3ft – and the energy is weak. Not enough to get excited about.
We get a glimmer toward the very end of the outlook. Sunday the 30th sees a small push of 2ft swell from the NNE with a period of 9 seconds and a light offshore wind from the SW. It’s clean and gentle (energy of 88), perfect for just floating around, but still nothing to get the heart racing.
The standout, if you can call it that, is the Sunday morning of the 23rd of August at Bamburgh. It’s the only moment where we have glassy, clean conditions with any swell to play with. The swell is small at 4ft from the north-northeast, the period is a short 8 seconds, and the energy is only moderate (153). Don't expect any power, but for a beginner-friendly sandbar, it'll be the most user-friendly conditions in the whole outlook.
Honestly, the rest of the 16 days is a flat or onshore mess. For a spot that’s fairly exposed, it’s a frustrating run. It's a classic case of "wait it out." The ocean can change quick, but based on what we’re seeing, it’s going to be a quiet couple of weeks up here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 335 | 338 | 443 | 352 | 239 | 153 | 103 | 64 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 32 | 74 | 85 | 68 | 107 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 13 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:18PM3.08m | 11:09AM3.09m | 11:42PM3.09m | 12:30PM3.15m | 00:53AM3.28m | 1:33PM3.34m | 1:46AM3.56m | 2:19PM3.57m | 2:27AM3.86m | 2:58PM3.80m | 3:02AM4.14m | 3:32PM4.00m | 3:35AM4.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM1.73m | 4:19AM1.71m | 5:16PM1.85m | 6:08AM1.67m | 6:48PM1.73m | 7:23AM1.43m | 7:43PM1.50m | 8:11AM1.13m | 8:23PM1.25m | 8:48AM0.81m | 8:57PM1.01m | 9:22AM0.52m | 9:29PM0.80m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 335 | 338 | 443 | 352 | 239 | 153 | 103 | 64 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 68 | 107 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 35 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 32 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 70 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 251 | 252 | 251 | 358 | 383 | 83 | 63 | 37 | 0 | 233 | 356 | 624 |
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