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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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Sun 25

Annstead bay6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Beadnell, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft59 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

6 ft220 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft104 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Annstead bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	4 ft5 smushy	59kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	12, poor	4 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	6 ft6 smushy	220kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	4 ft6 smushy	104kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	11°C

Bamburgh0.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

6 ft204 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

5 ft90 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bamburgh, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	3 ft7 smushy	85kJ	wind from the south-east, 21 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	6 ft6 smushy	204kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft5 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 23 knots, offshore	11°C

Beadnell Bay8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Beadnell, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft69 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

5 ft193 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Beadnell Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	5 ft6 smushy	193kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	4 ft5 smushy	98kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	11°C

Embleton Bay13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Embleton, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft69 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

5 ft193 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Embleton Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	5 ft6 smushy	193kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 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

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Where it is

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