Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the Bamburgh stretch over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I’ll be honest with you, it’s a pretty grim start. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, poor conditions with nothing worth getting wet for. From Wednesday 22nd July right through to the end of the month, it’s mostly tiny, weak swell with messy onshore or cross-shore winds. The waves are too small to ride, and the energy is just not there. You’ll be staring at a lake most days. There’s a real gap here with no surf to speak of for over a week.

The first time we see a flicker of life is on Sunday, 2nd August. The early morning shows a bit of a pulse with a 4ft swell pushing in from the east-southeast, giving us a combined energy reading of 161 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the south-southeast, and the reports say clean. Now, this is a long period swell? No, only 6 seconds, so it’s weak windswell, not a groundswell. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon drops off again with onshore wind, so if you’re desperate, hit it early Sunday morning. It’s tiny, so beginners won’t be in trouble, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

After that, conditions drop back to poor again until Wednesday, 5th August. The Wednesday morning shows a 2ft swell from the north with a period of 10 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. The wind is light and cross-off from the south-southeast, keeping it clean. The combined energy is 73, which is still on the weak side. It’s another “surfable but very ordinary” call. The afternoon sees the period stretch to 11 seconds, but the swell is still tiny.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best on offer is that Sunday 2nd August morning, purely because it has the biggest swell size (4ft) and the cleanest conditions of the whole period. But even then, it’s not a classic. The combination of weak energy and short period means the waves will be lumpy and lack power. The water temperature is sitting at 57°F, which is bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

For the rest of the second week, it’s more of the same: tiny, weak, and mostly clean but with no power. It’s a pretty blank run for Bamburgh, and unfortunately, that’s the way it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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