Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 30 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 20 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, NNE swell with 1,569 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 21 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s 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 (Nov 21) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 10s 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 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 20) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sat 21st Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Mon 30th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 20th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, near gales from the E by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NNE 15 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 12 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 73 | 282 | 155 | 122 | 224 | 949 | 1422 | 939 | 356 | 394 | 263 | 686 | 729 | 1270 | 1569 | 1185 | 947 | 539 | 399 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM3.57m | 7:02AM3.20m | 7:07PM3.43m | 8:09AM3.08m | 8:12PM3.35m | 9:20AM3.11m | 9:19PM3.37m | 10:22AM3.26m | 10:20PM3.49m | 11:14AM3.50m | 11:14PM3.68m | 11:59AM3.78m | 00:04AM3.93m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM1.43m | 00:32AM1.19m | 12:41PM1.62m | 1:31AM1.33m | 1:41PM1.77m | 2:39AM1.38m | 2:55PM1.81m | 3:48AM1.29m | 4:10PM1.71m | 4:49AM1.11m | 5:13PM1.49m | 5:40AM0.87m | 6:04PM1.20m | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:00 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 3:57 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 3:52 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | -2 | -3 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 5 | 155 | 100 | 224 | 126 | 123 | 161 | 356 | 394 | 206 | — | 24 | 1011 | 1207 | 1185 | 947 | 539 | 399 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | NNE 15 | — | N 13 | N 13 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 73 | — | 90 | 121 | 7 | — | — | — | 349 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | SE 5 | SE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 282 | — | 122 | 26 | 949 | 1422 | 939 | — | — | 263 | 686 | 729 | 1270 | 1569 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 105 | 108 | 24 | 553 | 307 | 26 | 108 | 197 | 131 | 70 | 345 | 70 | 70 | 105 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 52 |
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