Coatham Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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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:
Beach and reef	1
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	51°F*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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Explore Coatham Sands Location Map

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:

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12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 01:40 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 21
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (ft)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at Coatham Sands

Current tide and informaton

For River Tees, England, 5 miles from Coatham Sands.

Next High Water: 10:48am | 15ft

Next Low Water: 04:49am | 7ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Coatham Sands Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.6 °C) at Coatham Sands is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 7.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.