Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’ve got to be straight with you – this is a tough one. The outlook for the next 16 days is a real flat spell. There are no good surf options in the window. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. The first glimmer of anything that might be worth a paddle doesn’t show up until Sunday the 19th, and even then, it’s a struggle.

We start off the 16th and 17th with tiny swells around 1 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is on it or cross-on, making it a choppy mess. The combined energy is pitiful, barely registering at 8 to 51 (weak energy). All that poor surf is just not worth suiting up for.

Then Saturday the 18th sees a little lift in height to 5 ft to 6 ft, but the wind is a fresh cross-on blowing at 22 mph, lumping it up. The combined energy climbs to 293 (moderate), but it’s still a write-off for a clean surf.

Our only real chance to talk about comes on Sunday the 19th. We get a bit of a pulse of swell from the NNE, pushing 7 ft to 7 ft with a period of 10 seconds. That’s a decent amount of water moving around, with the combined energy hitting 908 (strong). The wind is light, switching from cross-shore to onshore, so it might clean up. But the forecast says it’s marginal, with questionable tide conditions. It’s a long-period groundswell, which means it could be fat and straight at this beach break, and the 7 ft size is getting into expert-only territory. It’s the only standout, but it’s a shaky one.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Monday the 20th right through to the end of the month, we’re looking at tiny waves (0.3 ft to 3 ft) with weak energy (mostly in the single digits to low 30s). The wind is all over the place, but mostly cross-on or cross-shore, keeping things messy. The water temperature is sitting at 58°, which is about normal for the time of year.

There are a few days later on, like the 29th, 30th, and 31st of July, where the wind goes clean offshore, but the swell is so small (0.7 ft to 2 ft) it’s barely a ripple. Not worth getting excited about.

For a spot like Bamburgh, this kind of blank run is more normal than not for this time of year. It tends not to stay poor for long, but right now, it’s a waiting game. Keep an eye on the forecasts, boys, because they can change.

Rusty.

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