Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, NNE swell with 387 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Wednesday (Aug 19) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bamburgh in the next 16 days are 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down the same story for Bamburgh but in feet and miles.
The water's about 59°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak swell to start, and the wind is going to be a real pain for most of it.
The one real standout is on the 28th of August, Friday morning. We get a blast of energy with a combined swell energy of 487. The swell jumps to 8ft from the ESE with a short period of 7 seconds. That's a powerful, chunky windswell, definitely for the experienced crew only. The wind is a cross-off from the SSE, so the waves will be reasonably clean. It's the biggest and most energetic swell in the whole 16 days, even if it's a bit lumpy.
Before that, the first surfable wave shows up on the 19th of August, Wednesday afternoon. It's a tiny 2ft from the NNE, but the wind is a clean offshore from the WSW. The energy is weak (54). After that, there's a gap of poor conditions and onshore winds until the 23rd of August, Sunday morning, when we get 4ft of swell from the NNE with a cross-off wind, keeping it clean. The energy is moderate (208).
The 28th is the real highlight. After that, the 30th and 31st bring back smaller, more playful 4ft to 5ft swell with clean offshore winds, but the energy is moderate (around 142 to 225). It's doable, but not a classic.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 98 | 102 | 268 | 361 | 353 | 378 | 370 | 344 | 239 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:15PM4.32m | 6:21AM4.59m | 6:53PM4.09m | 7:03AM4.26m | 7:32PM3.81m | 7:47AM3.89m | 8:15PM3.52m | 8:39AM3.52m | 9:07PM3.26m | 9:45AM3.23m | 10:18PM3.08m | 11:09AM3.09m | 11:42PM3.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM-0.03m | 00:07AM0.57m | 12:36PM0.29m | 00:44AM0.76m | 1:12PM0.67m | 1:22AM1.00m | 1:51PM1.06m | 2:05AM1.26m | 2:36PM1.44m | 2:58AM1.53m | 3:38PM1.73m | 4:19AM1.71m | 5:16PM1.85m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 55 | 54 | 51 | — | — | — | 361 | 353 | 378 | 370 | 344 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 98 | 102 | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 336 | 255 | 251 | 286 | 358 | 363 | 1422 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 286 | 108 | 251 | 117 | 482 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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