Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, SE swell with 44 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bamburgh in the next 16 days are 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. It’s gonna be one of those quiet spells on the northeast coast, so don’t hold your breath for anything exciting for a while.
We’re looking at a real flat spell to kick things off. From Sunday the 26th of July all the way through to the 6th of August, there’s just nothing doing. Usually, when the runs are this long with no action, it’s a bit more normal for this stretch of coast. The wind might be clean at times, but the swell is just plain weak. The combined swell energy sits in the single digits and 20s for days on end—barely a whisper. Tuesday afternoon the 28th has a clean offshore, and the cross-off winds on the 30th look clean, but with swell heights barely over 1ft, you’d be out there floating, not surfing. It’s a write-off.
Then, come Thursday the 6th of August, things finally start to move. We get a pulse of 4ft swell from the north with a combined energy hitting 234 (moderate energy), but the wind is cross-onshore. It’s going to be choppy and messy. Not the one to get excited about.
But here’s the little glimmer. On Friday morning the 7th of August, we finally get a sniff of something decent. Wind goes glassy, the swell sits at 4ft from the north-northeast, period at 9 seconds. The combined swell energy is a solid 254 (moderate energy). The wave comment says “surfable but ordinary”, but for a beginner-friendly spot like Bamburgh, this is the only real window. It’s small and clean, and the offshore wind will keep it looking tidy.
Then Sunday morning the 9th of August: similar story. Glassy conditions again, a little smaller at 3ft from the north-northeast, period 9 seconds, combined energy at 140. Clean and rideable for a longboard or a foiler, but nothing punchy.
Overall, the only standout in the whole 16-day window is Friday morning the 7th, when the stars align for clean, glassy conditions on that north-northeast groundswell. It’s not epic, but after a week and a half of nothing, it’s the best we get. Everything else is flat or messy. Keep the board waxed and wait for a better system.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM3.46m | 2:06AM3.59m | 2:37PM3.62m | 2:50AM3.82m | 3:18PM3.77m | 3:28AM4.04m | 3:56PM3.90m | 4:03AM4.24m | 4:31PM3.99m | 4:36AM4.38m | 5:05PM4.04m | 5:08AM4.45m | 5:38PM4.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM1.36m | 8:01PM1.39m | 8:27AM1.13m | 8:43PM1.21m | 9:08AM0.89m | 9:20PM1.03m | 9:45AM0.66m | 9:54PM0.88m | 10:21AM0.48m | 10:26PM0.78m | 10:54AM0.35m | 10:59PM0.73m | 11:27AM0.29m | 11:32PM0.73m | |||||||
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 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 4 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 5 | NE 5 | — | N 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 43 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 833 | 132 | 68 | 171 | 132 | 173 | 171 | 228 | 176 | 289 | 68 | 10 | 187 | 356 | 347 | 252 | 299 | 344 | 239 | 321 |
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