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About Bamburgh

Bamburgh is a town in Northumberland, United Kingdom. From Bamburgh you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Bamburgh, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NCL, 63 km away.

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Staying in Bamburgh

32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NCL, 63 km, EDI, 110 km, MME, 123 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Bamburgh.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Bamburgh too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Sat 24

Sun 25

Embleton Bay13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Embleton, 2 km

4 ft69 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

7 ft305 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Embleton Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	7 ft6 smushy	305kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	4 ft5 smushy	98kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	11°C

Beadnell Bay8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Beadnell, 2 km

4 ft69 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

7 ft305 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Beadnell Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	7 ft6 smushy	305kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	4 ft5 smushy	98kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	11°C

Annstead bay6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Beadnell, 1 km

4 ft59 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

7 ft290 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft104 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Annstead bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	4 ft5 smushy	59kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	4 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	7 ft6 smushy	290kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	4 ft6 smushy	104kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	11°C

Bamburgh0.2 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

7 ft273 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

5 ft90 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bamburgh, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	3 ft7 smushy	85kJ	wind from the south-east, 24 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	7 ft6 smushy	273kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft5 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 23 knots, offshore	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bamburgh, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Bamburgh

BAMburgerBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
The Potted LobsterSeafood · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Nov 2024
The PantryBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
Blacketts Bamburgh0.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

Bamburgh, UK