Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s get into what’s shaping up for Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – the next few days are a bit of a struggle. The wave energy is weak, with combined energy readings sitting below 100 for the first week, and most of the time the swell is tiny, under 2 ft. The winds are mostly manageable, often cross-off or clean, but there just isn’t enough push to get excited about. The swell is coming from the NNE, which isn’t the ideal direction for this spot – Bamburgh really wants it from the NE to work best. A few mornings on Tuesday 11th August and Thursday 13th August might offer a *surfable* knee-high wave, but it’s ordinary. You’d be scratching for anything decent.

Then we hit a bit of a lull, and things get weird. Sunday 16th August morning sees a jump in energy, but the swell is still small at 2 ft – it’s better, but nothing to write home about. The real story comes on Tuesday 18th August afternoon. The swell jumps to 10 ft from the NNE, with a combined energy of 1099 – that’s some serious grunt. But here’s the kicker: the wind is howling from the north at 19 mph, cross-onshore, making it a messy, lumpy mess. This is one for the experts only, and even then, it’s going to be a battle. For a beginner, that’s a hard pass. Honestly, that afternoon and the next day (Wednesday 19th August) with 8 ft swell and 25 mph winds look more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session. The swell period is short (8 seconds), so it’s windswell – not the clean, lined-up groundswell we love.

The best bet in the whole 16-day window? I’d be looking at Monday 23rd August morning. It’s a long way off, so don’t bank on it, but the forecast shows a 5 ft swell from the north with a 9-second period, and a gentle cross-shore wind from the NW. The combined energy is 364, which is a solid moderate. The winds are light, so it should be clean, and the size is manageable for most. That’s your standout. It’s still not the ideal swell direction, but it’s the best compromise of size, wind, and conditions we’ve got.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off for anything fun. The following week has a couple of days with real size, but the wind ruins it. The only real glimmer of hope is that Monday 23rd August morning. Fingers crossed it holds.

Rusty.

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