Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be real: if you're looking for a surf trip to Bamburgh over the next sixteen days, you might want to save the petrol. We've got a long, flat spell ahead with only a few tiny windows of something surfable, and even then, it's nothing to write home about.

The pattern is pretty grim right now. We kick off with a couple of days of nothing but wind and tiny, unrideable junk. The first real chance to get wet doesn't come until Wednesday afternoon the 16th. The swell bumps up to a tiny 4ft from the NNE, with a period of just 8 seconds and moderate wave energy (159). The wind does swing offshore from the WSW, so it’ll be clean, but it’s a small, weak swell that's more of a paddle than a proper surf. That’s about the only highlight on the horizon for the first week, and honestly, it's a pretty weak one for a beginner-friendly spot.

From there, we sink right back into nothing. For days on end, from Thursday the 17th all the way through to Thursday the 24th, the waves are basically flat. There are a few spots where the swell tries to nudge up to 3ft or 3ft, but it’s either blown out by strong cross-offshore winds, coming from all the wrong angles, or the period is too short to do anything. There’s just no setup for a decent wave.

If you're a glass-half-full type, you might look at Friday morning the 25th. There’s a 3ft NNE swell with a bit of offshore wind from the SSE, making it clean enough, but it's still just "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." Not exactly a call to arms.

Then, a flicker of something better shows up towards the very end of the run. On Sunday morning the 27th, we see a little jump in energy with a 4ft swell from the SE hitting 123 combined energy. But the period is a poor 6 seconds, so it's going to be a lumpy, weak mess with a fresh cross-offshore breeze. It’s a no-go.

The best bet, and I mean the absolute standout in a very quiet 16-day window, is Monday the 28th of September. We get a bit of long-period groundswell slipping in from the NNE at 1ft. But check the period – it hits 12 seconds, and the wind goes glassy and light offshore from the SSW. The combined energy is only 66, so it's not powerful, but for a beginner break like Bamburgh, having that long-period groundswell and glassy conditions is a rare treat. It’ll be tiny but incredibly clean, with nice long gaps between sets. The crowds here can be an issue, so you might have a bit of company for those few little gems.

After that, it fades back to nothing. Honestly, if you're desperate for a paddle, Wednesday the 30th has a tiny 1ft swell with a 13-second period and clean conditions – again, more of a meditation session than a surf.

To put it bluntly: the whole sixteen days is flat with very few exceptions. The water temp is around 57°F with only a 0.5°F anomaly, so it’s pretty average for the time of year.

Hang tight, check back in a few days.

Rusty.

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