Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at this forecast. To be honest, it’s a pretty grim stretch here for the next couple of weeks. There’s a long gap of nothing to get excited about right from the start, and it takes a while before we see anything that’s even worth a mention.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at Bamburgh. For the first few days, the swell is tiny, just 1.0ft to 1ft from the north, and the winds are messy. Wednesday the 29th has a bit of offshore wind, but the wave energy is weak and the sets are just dribbling in. That’s a solid no-go.

We go through the rest of July and into the first few days of August with the same story: flat or near-flat conditions. The swell stays under 1ft, the periods are short (7 to 8 seconds), and the combined energy is barely registering. It’s just a dead zone for surf. Friday the 2nd of August sees a little more pulse, with 2ft swell from the north and a 12-second period, bringing the energy up to a moderate level, but the wind is cross-shore and the report still says poor. It’s not enough to get excited about.

Then, on Wednesday the 7th of August, things get a bit interesting, but not for the right reasons. The swell jumps to 5ft from the ESE with a short period of 7 seconds, and the energy is moderate-strong. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean. But the wave comment is still “poor surf conditions.” That short period and that size will make for a bumpy, close-out mess. It’s more of a windy, lumpy situation than a sweet surf day. Honestly, for a beach break like Bamburgh, that setup looks more fun for a kite surfer than a paddler.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is a little window on Wednesday the 5th of August. The swell is still small, 2ft from the NNE, but the period is a decent 9 seconds, and the energy is moderate. The big deal here is the wind. It’s glassy in the morning. For the first time in the whole forecast, it’s the one moment where the surface might be clean. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” which is the best we get. The water temperature is 58°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

After that, we roll into the second week. The 8th of August drops back down to 1ft, and the wind is onshore. The 9th and 10th are tiny again. The 11th of August has a 2ft swell with a very long 13-second period, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so that long-period groundswell will just break straight and be a mess. The 12th has a 2ft swell with an 11-second period and cross-shore wind, but it’s nothing special. The 13th sees 3ft from the NNE with a 7-second period, cross-shore wind, but again, it’s just a poor surf day.

So, the honest truth is that there’s no good surf on offer in this 16-day window. The only glimmer of hope is that Wednesday morning the 5th, with the glassy conditions, if you’re desperate for a tiny clean wave. But otherwise, it’s a blank run. The area is just not delivering.

Rusty.

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