Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NE swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bamburgh in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. The forecast is showing a whole lot of nothing for the next 16 days. Every single slot in the data is marked as poor surf conditions, so there’s no standout day, no hidden gem, not even a small window of fun. The combined energy of all swells directed here is low, bouncing between 4 and 94, which is just weak. It’s a blank run, plain and simple.
For the first week, from Thursday the 9th through to the end of the week, we’re looking at tiny swell – mostly around 1.0ft to 3ft – with a couple of small pulses. The water temp is sitting at 56°F with no anomaly, so it’s about average for the time of year. That’s no comfort when the waves are junk. Wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and even when we get a glassy moment on Thursday morning the 9th with a light SSW breeze at 3 mph, the swell is just 1.0ft with a short 6-second period. Nothing to ride.
The second week doesn’t get any better. Swell rarely gets above 3ft, and that one modest bump on Sunday the 19th shows 4ft from the NNE with a 5-second period – that’s windswell, messy and weak. Winds are cross-on most of the time, and the break, being fairly exposed to the NE, is just not catching anything clean. The best wind we see is a couple of glassy moments on Tuesday the 21st afternoon and Wednesday the 22nd afternoon, but the swell is only 0.7ft and 1ft. Not worth paddling out for.
Bamburgh is a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, but when the swell is this poor for this long, there’s just nothing to recommend. Even the offshore wind on Friday the 24th morning (WSW 6 mph) only brings 2ft of weak swell. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.
So, my advice? Hang the board up for a bit, or check back later. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long stretch of flat and funky.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 35 | 81 | 62 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 47 | 102 | 82 | 77 | 54 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03AM3.70m | 10:56PM3.56m | 11:15AM3.71m | 00:01AM3.66m | 12:27PM3.83m | 1:04AM3.84m | 1:34PM4.04m | 2:03AM4.09m | 2:36PM4.25m | 2:57AM4.35m | 3:33PM4.43m | 3:47AM4.59m | 4:26PM4.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM1.02m | 4:56AM1.37m | 5:39PM1.04m | 6:13AM1.21m | 6:52PM0.95m | 7:23AM0.92m | 7:56PM0.81m | 8:25AM0.58m | 8:53PM0.65m | 9:20AM0.24m | 9:43PM0.53m | 10:11AM-0.02m | 10:29PM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 35 | 81 | 62 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 47 | 102 | 82 | 77 | 54 | 33 | 9 | 15 | — | 1 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | N 4 | NNE 8 | E 4 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | NNE 5 | — | SE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 15 | 11 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 232 | 0 | 230 | 323 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 298 | 349 | 26 | 349 | 427 | 10 | 286 | 255 | 298 | 336 | 338 | 368 |
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