Coatham Sands Surf Break
Lat Long: 54.62° N 1.09° W

Coatham Sands Surf Guide

Weather Forecast for Coatham Sands

Issued: 12 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coatham Sands sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Coatham Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Coatham Sands Surf Guide

Coatham Sands in North East England is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has inconsistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Take care of pollution/groynes.

Coatham Sands Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef1inconsistent
11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Coatham Sands:

The best conditions reported for surf at Coatham Sands occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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Interactive Coatham Sands surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Coatham Sands is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Coatham Sands is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 60 km (37 miles) away.

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Coatham Sands Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 06:45 Local Time
Tuesday 09
4AM7AM10AM1PM
Wave (m)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period (s) 10 10 10 9
Wind (km/h)
20
25
30
35
Wind State off off cross-
off		 cross-
off

Tides at Coatham Sands

Current tide and informaton
For River Tees, England, 5 km from Coatham Sands.
Next High Water: 10:46am | 4.56m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 05:29pm | 1.67m
IS AT (local time)

Coatham Sands Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.6 °C) at Coatham Sands is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (10.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Coatham Sands

Surf stats for Coatham Sands, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Coatham Sands

Wind stats for Coatham Sands, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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