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Black Middens in North East England is a sheltered reef/rivermouth/pier break that has inconsistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the north with some shelter here from north winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. There is a left hand reef break. Sometimes crowded. Beware of pollution and rocks.

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Overall Black Middens Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - North East England surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Black Middens

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Black Middens:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	King Edwards Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Longsands Bay	1 mi
Third closest break	South Shields	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Tynemouth Longsands	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Marsden Bay	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Black Middens:
Closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	119 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	168 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	168 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	168 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	194 mi
Tide stations nearest to Black Middens:
Closest tide station	Northshields, England	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Northshields, England	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Whitby, England	48 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Whitby, England	48 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Workington, England	89 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Black Middens:
Closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	22 mi
Second closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	35 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	37 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	40 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	42 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Black Middens:
Closest city location	Tynemouth (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	South Shields (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Jarrow (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	North Shields (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Whitley Bay (United Kingdom)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Black Middens is Newcastle Airport (NCL) in England, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Black Middens is Teesside Airport (MME), also in England, 56 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Carlisle Airport (CAX) in England, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in England is 129 km (80 miles) away.
• Walney Island (Barrow Island) Airport (BWF), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Black Middens and is 154 km (96 miles) away.