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South Shields surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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South Shields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Shields sea temperature is
7.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at South Shields today?

The current surf forecast for South Shields at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)999998888777121212111110101010111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3323377119552333222222333
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
3.83
11:45PM
3.90
12:24PM
3.93
12:48AM
3.96
1:16PM
4.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.96
5:37PM
2.17
6:13AM
1.97
6:48PM
2.02
7:12AM
1.89
7:43PM
1.79
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--8:22-------8:22-------8:21-----
Sunset----4:04-------4:06-------4:07---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-------------------1
Temp. °C1098865544445654445567666
Feels °C (?)5432-1-1-1-2-1-1-101-1-3-3-20013332
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