Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one for the Bamburgh area. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat or near-flat conditions, so patience is the name of the game.

The first recommendation isn't until the morning of September 16th, so we’ve got a solid week of waiting. Up until then, it’s mostly tiny waves—under 2ft—with poor conditions and zero energy. You’ll be staring at a lake. Even the wind that’s offshore is just blowing over nothing.

Now, on Wednesday the 16th, things finally switch. We’re getting a pulse of new swell, with waves hitting 7ft early and 7ft in the afternoon. This is a solid, meaty swell from the north, with a short period of 8 seconds, so it’s gonna be a bit jumbled and fast. The combined energy is moderate-to-strong (552 in the morning, 576 in the afternoon), so there’s some power behind it. But here’s the catch – the wind is cross-onshore, creating chop. It’s not going to be clean. This is really for experienced surfers only; that 6ft+ range is no place for beginners. The water temp is about average for this time of year, sitting at 58°.

After that single little spike, the rest of the 16-day window is a frustrating blur of weak, knee-high slop with energy readings barely cracking double digits. You get a few days with offshore winds, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. The longest period we see is 18 seconds on the 22nd, which would be a beautiful groundswell, but the wave height is only 0.3ft – a complete tease.

The best of a bad bunch might be the tail end, on September 25th. Friday morning we’ve got 2ft, and the afternoon bumps up to 2ft from the north with a nice 11-second period. The wind is offshore from the southwest, making for clean conditions. The combined energy is 57 and then 114 – still weak to moderate. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. You’d be scratching for a waist-high roller. If you’re desperate, that’s your window, but don’t expect much.

Sign off: Rusty

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