South Shields Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.00° N 1.41° W

South Shields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Shields sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at South Shields today (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for South Shields at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

Table - waves today at South Shields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2.3
NNE
9
2.3
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
355
574
830
866
848
721
660
658
601
520
449
372
261
207
161
126
107
86
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:28PM4.72m
7:34AM5.04m
8:15PM4.49m
8:21AM4.79m
9:04PM4.24m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.48m
1:31AM1.20m
2:05PM0.72m
2:14AM1.41m
2:51PM1.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:29
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
10
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
6
6
7
8
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
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