Surf Forecasts:
Bamburgh surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NNE swell with 607 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 Friday (Aug 21) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bamburgh in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 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 happening at Bamburgh over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a slow start. There’s nothing worth getting excited about for the first few days. We’ve got a bit of rain and onshore winds, but the swell is small and messy. The water temperature is sitting at 59°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.
The first real chance of some cleaner surf shows up on the morning of Saturday the 22nd. The swell is coming from the NNE at 6 ft with a 9-second period, and the wind is a light 6 mph cross-offshore from the WNW. That’s a clean look, and the combined energy is moderate at 474. It’s not huge, but it’s rideable and the conditions are promising. The Saturday afternoon session gets a bit iffy with onshore wind, so the morning is the window.
We then hit a dry spell again. Nothing much happens through the rest of the week with small, weak, and often choppy conditions. The only flicker of hope comes on the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. The swell picks up to 7 ft from the east with a 9-second period, and the wind is a light south-easterly cross-offshore at 6 mph. The combined energy is strong at 548, and the sea state is clean. That’s one for the more experienced crew – it’s a solid 7 ft, so beginners might find it a bit much. The swell is a bit short period though, so it won’t have that groundswell grunt, but it’ll be fun for the right crowd.
After that, it tails off again. The last week of the forecast is mostly small, weak, and clean but with barely any swell energy to speak of. The morning of Sunday the 30th of August has a tiny pulse of 3 ft from the ENE with offshore wind, but it’s only 7 seconds and very low energy (87). It’s surfable, but just barely.
Overall, the standout window is the morning of Saturday the 22nd for a clean, fun-sized wave, and the morning of Thursday the 27th for a stronger, more powerful but expert-only session. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a waiting game with small, weak surf and poor conditions.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 6 | 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 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 99 | 149 | 382 | 383 | 575 | 361 | 346 | 474 | 343 | 208 | 144 | 113 | 62 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 64 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM3.52m | 8:39AM3.52m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM1.26m | 2:36PM1.44m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 8:34 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 361 | 346 | 474 | 343 | 208 | 144 | 113 | 62 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 99 | 149 | 382 | 383 | 575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 20 | 64 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 1066 | 476 | 781 | 251 | 475 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 347 | 255 | 338 |
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