Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a lean run. The forecast is pretty quiet for the first week, but we do have a couple of brief windows that look like our best bet. The water temp is sitting at 58°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no shock to the system there.

The standout moment in this whole 16-day window is shaping up for Thursday, the 6th of August. We’ve got a pulse of swell showing up, with waves around 5ft to 5ft coming from the north. The energy is solid, with a combined swell energy reading of 333 – that's moderate wave energy, and it'll have some push. The real magic here is the wind. Thursday morning is looking at a light cross-offshore breeze, but the afternoon? That’s where it’s at – glassy conditions with a 3 mph breeze from the north-east. That means clean, smooth walls. The period is 8 seconds, so it's a short-period windswell, but with that wind and height, it’ll be fun for a good session. This is the pick of the lot.

Before that, on Wednesday morning, the 5th of August, there’s a tiny window of opportunity if you’re desperate. You’ll see 2ft from the east with a strong offshore wind from the west-southwest. At 19 mph, it’ll be clean and blown out, but the swell is small and weak (44 energy). It’s a beginner-friendly size, but you’ll be scratching for waves.

After that Thursday high point, the surf drops right off. From Friday the 7th right through until the end of the forecast on the 19th, we’re looking at a real drought. Most days show tiny waves under 3ft, with very weak energy (mostly under 50). The wind is often offshore or cross-off, which is clean, but there’s simply no swell to work with. It’s a genuine lull. For a spot like Bamburgh, which is fairly exposed, this kind of blank run happens, but it does sting a bit. The last few days of the run (from the 17th onward) see a hint of a longer period groundswell (9-10 seconds) from the north, but it’s only 1.0ft to 2ft – not enough to get excited about.

So, bottom line: if you can only paddle out once, make it Thursday afternoon, the 6th of August. That’s the one. The rest of the outlook is a waiting game. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, it’s a quiet spell.

Rusty.

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