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South Shields in North East England is a quite exposed beach break that does not work very often. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the southwest with some shelter here from north winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded.

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Overall South Shields 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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Also see South Shields surf quality by season and South Shields surf quality by month.

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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 South Shields

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South Shields:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Black Middens	1 mi
Second closest break	King Edwards Bay	1 mi
Third closest break	Longsands Bay	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Marsden Bay	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Tynemouth Longsands	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Shields:
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	169 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	169 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	194 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Shields:
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 South Shields:
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)	36 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 South Shields:
Closest city location	South Shields (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Tynemouth (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Jarrow (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	North Shields (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Whitburn (United Kingdom)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to South Shields is Newcastle Airport (NCL) in England, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to South Shields is Teesside Airport (MME), also in England, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Carlisle Airport (CAX) in England, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in England is 128 km (80 miles) away.
• Walney Island (Barrow Island) Airport (BWF), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to South Shields and is 153 km (95 miles) away.