Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean spell, a proper slow patch. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, poor, or just messy conditions, so don't go getting your hopes up too early.

Right now, and for the next several days, it's pretty much a write-off. From Friday the 11th right through to late in the month, the surf is mostly tiny, weak, and not worth paddling out for. You see a lot of that 0.7ft to 1ft junk with poor surf quality flags. There's a few mornings with glassy conditions on the 13th, but with swell that small and period all over the shop, you're better off doing something else.

Now, there is a bit of a spike that shows up. Around Wednesday the 16th, we get a pulse of swell pushing 5ft to 5ft from the NNE. That combined energy jumps up to 242 [moderate wave energy] and 264 [moderate wave energy], which is a bit more like it, but the wind is a mess – cross-off and cross-shore with a chop. It’s still classed as poor surf. Not the clean, lined-up waves we want.

The real standout, the only window that looks even slightly interesting, lands on Tuesday the 22nd of September. Tuesday morning we’re looking at 5ft from the north (combined energy of 422 – strong wave energy) with a clean, cross-off breeze. The afternoon cleans up even more with a fresh offshore from the SW, and the swell drops a touch to 5ft but still packs a punch at 333 [strong wave energy]. This one is flagged as “marginal,” but given the long dry spell, it's the best we've got. For any experienced surfer, that's the session to wait for. The north swell direction isn't the absolute optimum for Bamburgh, which likes a NE, but when you've had a week of nothing, you take what you can get.

So, keep an eye on that Tuesday the 22nd. It’s not epic, but it’s the one chance for a proper wave in a very quiet outlook.

Rusty

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