Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, NNE swell with 555 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. 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 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bamburgh over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer.
To be honest, the 16-day window for Bamburgh is a tough one for us surfers. The pattern kicks off on Thursday, 20 August, but don't get your hopes up. The whole first week is a write-off.
The opening swell is a weak 5 ft from the NNE, but it's a short-period wind swell with just 7 seconds between waves and the wind is howling from the north at 19 mph, smashing it onshore. It's lumpy, cross-onshore and just no good. Friday, 21 August builds a bit, with a 7 ft swell from the same direction and that combined energy hits 555, which is moderate-to-strong power, but it's still trashed by the wind. The next few days stay messy. We've got a cold front swinging through on Saturday 22 August, with the wind turning offshore from the ENE, but the swell drops to a mere 5 ft and the wave comment says "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions." It's not worth the paddle out from the beach, really. From Sunday 23 August onward, the swell just fades away. It gets tiny for days, barely ankle to shin high, with weak energy readings dropping as low as 6. The winds do turn clean and cross-offshore a few times late in the month, like on the 29th and 30th, but with only 0.7 ft to 1 ft of swell, you'd be chasing ripples.
There is a pulse of energy around Wednesday 26 August, with the swell climbing back to 5 ft from the east, but the period is short, the wind is onshore or cross, and the wave comment is still "poor surf conditions." It's going to be choppy and messy. Honestly, the whole setup here over the first ten days just looks more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers, especially with those strong, consistent northerly winds.
The second week is no better. It's a dead zone. From the 29th of August right through to the end of the window on the 4th of September, we are looking at combined wave energy in the single digits and low teens. The swell is essentially flat, 0.7 ft to 2 ft, with no rideable shape. Even though the winds are often clean and cross-off, with no swell it doesn't matter. This is a classic blank run for this area. We've got a massive gap from the 27th of August all the way to the end where there's just nothing to recommend.
For this entire 16-day outlook, there are absolutely no standouts. There is no good surf on offer. It can turn around, but right now, save your energy and leave the boards at home. This one just hurts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 310 | 555 | 375 | 370 | 433 | 352 | 251 | 125 | 100 | 62 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 49 | 95 | 198 | 267 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:07PM3.26m | 9:45AM3.23m | 10:18PM3.08m | 11:09AM3.09m | 11:42PM3.09m | 12:30PM3.15m | 00:53AM3.28m | 1:33PM3.34m | 1:46AM3.56m | 2:19PM3.57m | 2:27AM3.86m | 2:58PM3.80m | 3:02AM4.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM1.53m | 3:38PM1.73m | 4:19AM1.71m | 5:16PM1.85m | 6:08AM1.67m | 6:48PM1.73m | 7:23AM1.43m | 7:43PM1.50m | 8:11AM1.13m | 8:23PM1.25m | 8:48AM0.81m | 8:57PM1.01m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 310 | — | — | 370 | 433 | 352 | 251 | 125 | 100 | 62 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 267 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 284 | — | 555 | 375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 27 | 49 | 95 | 198 | — | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 781 | 24 | 475 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 251 | 289 | 251 | 383 | 387 | 347 | 132 | 63 | 0 |
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