Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, the next ten days or so are looking pretty grim for a paddle. There’s a real dry spell with almost nothing to get excited about. We’re seeing a long gap from now until the 5th of August where the surf is just too small or messy to bother with. The wind is all over the place and the swell is barely a whisper. It’s one of those periods where you’d be better off doing something else.

Then, things start to show a little bit of life around the 5th of August. Wednesday morning, the 5th, we get a tiny pulse of 1ft from the NNE with a period of 11 seconds, but it’s still weak with only 40 combined energy and the conditions are just ordinary. It’s not until Wednesday afternoon that we see a flicker of hope – still small at 2ft from the NNE, but the period is a nice 10 seconds and the wind goes light, making it look clean. The combined energy is still low at 68, so it’s not a proper session, but at least it’s surfable.

The real standout, the only one worth marking on the calendar, is Thursday the 6th of August. The morning session is where it’s at. We’ve got 2ft of swell from the NNE, a 10-second period, and the wind is absolutely glassy, dead calm. The combined energy (127) is moderate, which is the best we’ll see all forecast. This is a proper clean, glassy morning with tiny, clean waves. It’s a beginner’s dream at Bamburgh, but don’t expect any power. The water temperature is nothing unusual for this time of year, so it’s about average. The afternoon gets ruined by a cross-shore wind, so get in early.

So, to sum it up: there’s a whole lot of nothing until the 5th, then a very brief, very small window of clean, glassy surf on the morning of the 6th. That’s the pick of the bunch, but it’s a tiny one. After that, it looks like it fades back out.

Rusty.

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