Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's on the menu for our local stretch.

Honestly, I'm looking at the next couple of weeks and it's a bit of a flat spell for Bamburgh. The forecast is pretty grim for surf, with a long stretch of poor conditions. We're looking at a solid week or more of hardly anything to get excited about.

The only real window where we might see something rideable kicks off on Thursday, the 6th of August. There’s a bit of swell pushing in from the NNE, around 4ft to 5ft, but it's short-period stuff at 8 seconds. The energy is moderate (202 to 257), but the conditions are messy. The wind is light and cross-shore on Thursday morning, so it’s going to be bumpy. Thursday afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore breeze, making it surfable but very ordinary. That’s the best we’ve got right now, and it’s not saying much.

Friday, the 7th, the swell drops to under 3ft and the wind is howling from the WSW at 12-16 mph. It’s offshore, but the swell is just too weak to hold up. The rest of the weekend and into the next week is a total write-off, with tiny waves and poor conditions. There’s a gap of about 8 days with no real recommendations.

We do see a few small pulses of energy around Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th, with swell around 3ft from the SE and ESE, but again, the period is short (6 seconds). The sea surface temperature is at 59°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

A couple of interesting notes for the far end of the outlook. On Friday the 21st of August, the wind goes completely glassy in the afternoon with a 2ft swell from the NNE. That’s the only time we see a perfectly calm wind state, but unfortunately, the swell is just too small to do anything with. So, for the next 16 days, there’s no standout. It’s a long flat spell, but that’s how it goes here sometimes. The forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but for now, I'd leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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