Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, N swell with 160 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s is also forecast. 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 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Yo, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cookin’ for the Bamburgh (England) region over the next couple of weeks.
Alright, if you’re a surfer in this neck of the woods, I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty bleak for a good while. The next week and a half is basically a write-off for any kind of decent surf. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and conditions are just sad. We’re looking at a huge gap with nothing to recommend until we get into the second week of September.
After that long dry spell, things finally start to perk up around the 8th and 9th of September, but with some serious caveats. The standout for the whole forecast is going to be the afternoon of Tuesday, the 8th of September. We’ve got a moderate 5 feet swell rolling in from the north, with a decent period of 13 seconds – that’s real groundswell, bringing some proper shape. The combined energy is solid at 737, so you’ll feel the push. The wind is coming from the WNW as a clean cross-off breeze. You won’t find better conditions in this window, with “expect very good surf conditions” noted. This is the one to circle on your calendar, even if it is a week away.
The following morning, Wednesday the 9th, still has a bit of size at 6 feet from the NNE, but that’s getting up there in height and paired with a strong cross-shore wind, so it’ll be lumpy. The orientation at Bamburgh might not be the best for a steep north swell like that, so it could be a bit fat and walled up. Later, on the 12th and 13th, we see some more swell, like a 5 feet wave on the 12th afternoon and 4 feet on the 13th, with offshore winds. But the ratings on those are still ‘marginal’, so the quality is questionable and definitely not the main event.
So, the plan is simple: save your energy for the 8th of September. Get on it, because before that, there’s nothing doing, and after that afternoon window, the wind gets messy and the swell drops again. It’s been a quiet run, but that Tuesday arvo has a pulse.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 57 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:35PM4.28m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.13m | 10:32PM0.53m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 57 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | N 9 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | N 4 | ESE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 11 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 9 | E 6 | NNE 8 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 5 | — | — | N 9 | N 13 | N 5 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | SSE 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 251 | 347 | 349 | 230 | 230 | 10 | 360 | 124 | 379 | 314 | 251 | 299 | 233 | 14 | 559 | 824 | 833 | 329 | 141 | 187 |
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