Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, NNE swell with 48 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bamburgh this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bamburgh in the next 16 days are 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the local stretch for the next couple of weeks. We've got Bamburgh as the only game in town, and it's a bit of a mixed bag. To be straight with you, there's a real dry spell to kick things off. We don't see anything worth talking about until the 17th of July, so that's about a week and a half of flat or just plain messy conditions. Don't go shelving the boards just yet, though, because the back half of the period starts to wake up.
Up first on Friday the 17th, we finally get a whisper of life. It's not going to blow your mind, but the morning sees light offshore winds from the SW with a clean little 4ft swell pushing in from the north. The combined energy is still pretty mild at 86, so it's more of a grovel board session than a take-off party. The water's sitting at a pretty average 56°, nothing unusual for this time of year. By the afternoon, that swell bumps up just a touch to 4ft, with a light cross-off breeze from the south keeping things tidy enough and the energy climbing to a moderate 102. It's surfable, but you won't be ringing the hospital.
Now, the real standout – and this is the one to circle on your calendar – is Sunday the 20th of July. Mornin' brings a solid 5ft swell from the NNE with a period of 10 seconds, clocking a combined energy of 472. That's moderate-to-strong wave energy, and it means real, pushy waves. The problem is the wind. It's cross-on from the NNW at 12 mph, which is going to chop things up and make for a bit of a battle. This is a beach break setup, so with that wind and the size, it might actually be more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle guys.
By the Monday afternoon of the 20th, the swell holds a chunky 6ft (energy 539), but with the cross-on wind still howling at 15 mph, it's going to be raw and messy. That's expert territory in those conditions; the average weekend warrior is going to get worked. So while the energy is there, the quality is only going to be good for the blokes who don't mind a fight. Honestly, for clean waves, that little window on the 17th and 18th with the offshore flow is your best bet, even if the swell is small.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:22PM3.66m | 7:22AM4.00m | 8:05PM3.60m | 8:07AM3.89m | 8:55PM3.56m | 9:00AM3.77m | 9:52PM3.54m | 10:03AM3.70m | 10:56PM3.56m | 11:15AM3.71m | 00:01AM3.66m | 12:27PM3.83m | 1:04AM3.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.66m | 1:10AM1.15m | 1:45PM0.74m | 1:53AM1.26m | 2:30PM0.84m | 2:43AM1.35m | 3:22PM0.94m | 3:44AM1.41m | 4:26PM1.02m | 4:56AM1.37m | 5:39PM1.04m | 6:13AM1.21m | 6:52PM0.95m | ||||||||
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 | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | NW 5 | — | SE 3 | NNE 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 11 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 347 | 347 | 314 | 251 | 314 | 314 | 340 | 289 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 230 | 251 | 228 | 347 | 351 | 349 | 347 | 375 | 356 |
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