South Shields Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(North East England, UK)
South Shields Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell NNE | Wind SW
Sea Temperature Today is: 10.5 °C
| Tuesday 12 | Wed | |||
| 3PM | 6PM | 9PM | 0AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 N |
 N |
N |
N |
| Period (s) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross | cross- on |
cross | cross |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For North Shields, England, 2 km from South Shields.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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| high tide | ||
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South Shields Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At North Shields, 4 km from South Shields.
| wind obs. (6 kph from 267 degs) was rejected km/h |  dry | Air temperature 6 °C |
Current weather near South Shields
Buoy Data:
At Newbiggin Waverider, 13 miles from South Shields.
| 2PM | 3PM | 4PM | 5PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
Overall South Shields Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in November
Wind stats for South Shields: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to North East England surf spots 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 break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break1 mi
- Fifth closest break2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Shields:
- Closest wave buoy13 mi
- Second closest wave buoy27 mi
- Third closest wave buoy47 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy65 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy78 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Shields:
- Closest tide stationNorth Shields1 mi
- Second closest tide stationTyne River Entrance1 mi
- Third closest tide stationJarrow2 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationWhitburn4 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationSunderland6 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for South Shields, North East England. Use the tab navigation above to view South Shields sea temperature, South Shields photographs, South Shields detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, South Shields webcams, current wind from North East England live weather stations and South Shields tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around South Shields.
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