Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, NE swell with 114 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 0.6m and 10s 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 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here – and I ain’t sugar-coating it. This 16-day stretch for Bamburgh is a flat-out dud. From July 7 right through July 22, there’s nothing that’ll get your heart pumping. Swell heights are tiny, periods are short, and the wind’s rarely doing you any favors. Beginners might find something to bob around on, but for real waves? Nope. Let’s run through it.
We start Tuesday July 7 – cloudy, cross-off breeze, 0.2m of NE swell with a period around 10 seconds. Combined energy is 9 – weak as weak gets. Water temp is 56°F, which is average for this time of year. Wednesday July 8 has 0.5m NE swell but cross-on wind jacks it up. Thursday July 9 morning goes glassy with 0.3m NNE swell, but only 6-second period – no grunt. Friday July 10, Saturday 11, Sunday 12 – all tiny, mostly onshore or cross-shore. Sunday afternoon does get 0.9m NE swell with 8-second period and combined energy of 105 (moderate), but the wind is onshore (ENE 6 mph), so it’s messy.
Into the second week: Monday 13, Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 – all tiny and choppy. Thursday 16, then Friday July 17 – here’s the only flicker. Friday morning has 1.0m NE swell, 7-second period, combined energy 108 (moderate), and cross-off west wind at 9 mph – clean but still “poor surf conditions”. Friday afternoon sees 0.9m NE swell with offshore SW wind at 6 mph – that’s the best of the whole forecast. Score is 1, called “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. If you’re desperate, that’s your window.
After that, Saturday 18 through Wednesday 22 – glassy starts, offshore afternoons, but swell never tops 0.6m. Energy stays weak. No standout. So yeah, no good surf in this window. Bamburgh is usually fairly consistent, but this run is a rough one. For kite surfing, a few of those cross-shore days might work, but for paddle surfing, I’d sit this one out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
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 kJ | 8 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 35 | 72 | 64 | 44 | 22 | 57 | 37 | 15 | 35 | 104 | 102 | 61 | 51 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:55PM3.56m | 9:00AM3.77m | 9:52PM3.54m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.84m | 2:43AM1.35m | 3:22PM0.94m | 3:44AM1.41m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 35 | 72 | 64 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 104 | 102 | 61 | 51 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 57 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 347 | 340 | 289 | 336 | 239 | 228 | 232 | 0 | 230 | 323 | 356 | 251 | 251 | 286 | 347 | 356 | 0 | 358 | 347 | 0 |
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