Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NNE swell with 85 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N 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 Monday (Aug 31) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s. 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, it's a pretty bleak picture we're looking at.
The whole 16-day stretch is a long, flat, and messy run. Don't bother getting your hopes up. From now all the way through the first week of September, there's practically nothing to ride. It’s a grim run of tiny, weak slop. The swell energy is barely registering, with numbers like 33 and 51 – that’s just pathetic, weak stuff. The wind is mostly cross-off or onshore, keeping things scrambled, and the swell direction is all wrong, coming from the NNE or N when we really need something from the NE. It’s gonna be a frustrating watch.
The only faint whisper of anything even close to surfable shows up on Monday the 7th of September. Even then, it’s not good. We get a 2ft N’ly swell, but the period is a short 9 seconds. The conditions are still described as "poor surf conditions" with only a score of 1 out of 10. The wind swings offshore from the SW at a fresh 12 mph, which is clean, but the energy is still super weak (63). It’s a one-out-of-ten day, really only worth a paddle if you're desperate to get wet.
Then right at the very end of the run, on Tuesday the 15th of September, there’s a slight bump. A 4ft swell from the NNE shows up early morning, with a tiny 5-second period. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 118, but with that period, it’s just a fat, crumbly mess. The wind is a moderate cross-off from the S, so it'll be clean, but the quality is still listed as poor. It’s not worth chasing.
Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there is nothing to highlight. No standouts. Just a whole lot of waiting.
Stay patient.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 30 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 52 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:38AM4.64m | 5:06PM4.33m | 5:11AM4.63m | 5:39PM4.30m | 5:46AM4.54m | 6:14PM4.18m | 6:25AM4.36m | 6:53PM3.99m | 7:10AM4.10m | 7:39PM3.75m | 8:07AM3.79m | 8:41PM3.50m | 9:24AM3.52m | 10:02PM3.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.07m | 11:05PM0.49m | 11:29AM0.11m | 11:38PM0.51m | 12:04PM0.26m | 00:14AM0.61m | 12:41PM0.50m | 00:54AM0.79m | 1:24PM0.82m | 1:42AM1.02m | 2:18PM1.17m | 2:46AM1.25m | 3:34PM1.47m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 4 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | N 7 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SE 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 298 | 230 | 174 | 360 | 10 | 476 | 251 | 286 | 347 | 230 | 14 | 68 | 562 | 826 | 826 | 824 | 575 | 473 | 354 | 0 |
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