Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at South Shields today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for South Shields at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at South Shields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 155 | 236 | 311 | 276 | 272 | 226 | 212 | 202 | 171 | 208 | 311 | 447 | 596 | 701 | 781 | 962 | 755 | 559 | 439 | 286 | 178 | 81 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30AM3.63m | 10:43PM3.71m | 11:58AM3.72m | 00:04AM3.83m | 1:01PM3.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM2.10m | 4:24PM2.49m | 5:19AM2.10m | 6:00PM2.42m | 6:38AM1.91m | 7:08PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 790 | 755 | 559 | 439 | 286 | 178 | 169 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | N 20 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 86 | 81 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 155 | 236 | 311 | 276 | 272 | 226 | 212 | 202 | 171 | 208 | 311 | 447 | 596 | 701 | 781 | 962 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 106 | 93 | 277 | 202 | 146 | 277 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 327 | 327 | 318 | 327 | 146 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 224 |
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