Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, N swell with 522 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s 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 (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty flat run for the region. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much at all, so don’t be holding your breath for any waves worth paddling out for. The first real sniff of something happens on Wednesday the 9th, but it’s not exactly a classic.
The best of a quiet bunch looks like Bamburgh on Wednesday morning, September 9th. We’ve got a 6ft swell pushing in from the NNW, with a combined energy of (344) – that’s a proper pulse of energy. The wind is a strong offshore from the WNW, which will keep the faces clean, but that strength is going to make it a battle. The period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a windswell, not a groundswell, so expect it to be a bit crumbly and on the messier side. Because it’s over 5ft, it’s going to be a bit much for the beginners. The water temperature is 59°, which is about normal for this time of year.
The rest of the week is a write-off. The swell is tiny, under 2ft, and the winds, while occasionally offshore or even glassy, don’t have any energy to work with. There’s a few days of glassy conditions around the 13th and 17th, but with waves barely breaking, you’ll be sitting on a flat sea. The combined energy numbers are in the single digits – hardly worth a mention.
This is a proper flat spell. It’s going to be a long wait. The only other faint pulse is on the 15th, where you get a 0.3ft swell with a period of 12 seconds, but that’s a groundswell with no height. It’s just not happening.
Keep the board in the shed, mate. This one’s a washout.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 5 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 245 | 140 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02PM3.36m | 10:59AM3.44m | 11:32PM3.45m | 12:26PM3.59m | 00:46AM3.75m | 1:34PM3.88m | 1:44AM4.12m | 2:27PM4.18m | 2:32AM4.48m | 3:11PM4.41m | 3:15AM4.74m | 3:51PM4.55m | 3:56AM4.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM1.37m | 5:18PM1.56m | 6:06AM1.19m | 6:47PM1.37m | 7:21AM0.80m | 7:47PM1.08m | 8:16AM0.39m | 8:34PM0.80m | 9:00AM0.06m | 9:15PM0.57m | 9:40AM-0.14m | 9:52PM0.41m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | SE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 245 | 140 | 58 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | S 2 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 344 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 132 | 347 | 351 | 503 | 14 | 781 | 556 | 826 | 649 | 562 | 617 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 349 | 347 | 832 | 481 |
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