Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with your Bamburgh surf outlook. Let me be straight with you: if you’re looking for good waves over the next 16 days, you’re going to be disappointed. Nothing in the forecast screams “go time.” The data shows a long stretch of poor conditions, with only two days that barely scrape into the “maybe” category.

We start on Tuesday 7th July – nothing doing. Wind is cross‑off but the swell is tiny (0.7 ft from the north, period 10 sec). Water temp is 56°, which is about average for this time of year. That first week is a write‑off: Wednesday through to Thursday the 9th all show poor surf, with small swell and unfriendly winds. Friday 10th July morning offers a brief glimmer – glassy conditions, 2 ft swell from the north‑northeast at 9 sec, combined energy only 62. It’s surfable but very ordinary. After that, it’s back to cross‑onshore winds and choppy junk.

Then we hit a second gap. Saturday 11th through to Thursday 16th are all poor again, with winds mostly onshore or cross‑onshore and swell staying weak. Late Friday 16th afternoon the swell picks up to 4 ft, but the wind is a messy moderate cross‑onshore. That’s just a tease.

The one other day that might make you think twice is Sunday 19th July morning. Swell hits 5 ft from the north‑northeast at 9 sec, combined energy 424 – moderate energy. But the wind is directly onshore (NNE at 6 mph), and the forecast calls it “marginal” (score 1). For a beginner spot like Bamburgh, that’s not ideal. The period is 9 sec, so it’s a short‑period swell, and with onshore wind it’ll be messy. Not worth paddling out unless you’re desperate.

Overall, we’ve got a 16‑day outlook with no true standout. There’s a gap of several days with no recommendations between the 10th and the 19th. Bamburgh is usually fairly consistent, but this run is a dud. Don’t lose hope – forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long. But for now, leave the boards in the van.

Rusty.

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