Bamburgh Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's on the cards for Bamburgh...

It's a bit of a quiet spell ahead, to be honest. The water's sitting at around 58°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. But the surf? For the next week and a bit, it's looking flat and lifeless. We've got a run of days starting from Wednesday the 29th of July right through to about Monday the 10th of August where the swell is tiny, mostly around 0.7ft to 2ft, and the energy is weak, often under 100. The wind is often blowing across or onshore, and while conditions might look clean on paper, there's just no power in the water to make anything of it. There's a brief flicker on Monday the 3rd of August morning, where a long-period 12-second groundswell from the north pushes the energy up to 185, but the swell height is only 2ft, and it's poorly directed. It's just not going to be worth paddling out for.

The first real chance of anything surfable comes on Wednesday the 5th of August. It's still small, with a north-northeast swell of 2ft to 2ft, but the wind swings to a light to gentle west-northwesterly, giving us a clean, cross-offshore bump. The energy is still weak, sitting at 55-71, so it's more about a longboard or a foamy, but it's the first time in over a week where you could actually get wet without fighting junk conditions.

The standout, and I mean the only real standout in this whole outlook, is on Sunday the 9th of August. We finally see a pulse of swell arrive, pushing up to 6ft from the north-northeast on the morning session, with the combined energy reading a decent 250 (moderate wave energy). What's more, the wind is a light to gentle south-southeasterly, giving us a clean cross-offshore flow. That's the best combination of size and wind we've seen, but it's not without its issues. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it won't be the most powerful or well-shaped stuff, and it's going to be a bit lumpy and disorganised. It'll be too big for proper beginners, but for anyone with a bit of experience, it'll be the most fun session of the fortnight. Crowds are only listed as "sometimes", so you might not have it to yourself, but you won't be fighting a pack either.

After that, it drops off again quickly into the following week, with the swell fading back below 3ft and the energy dropping out. The winds stay mostly cross-offshore, keeping the water clean, but there's just no oomph to get excited about.

So, to wrap it up: for the next week and a half, give it a miss unless you're desperate to stretch your arms. The morning of Sunday the 9th of August is your window. It won't be world-class, but it's the only time the swell has any size and the wind plays nice. Set your alarm for that one.

Rusty.

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