Surf Forecast Surf Report

South Shields surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 05 May 2025 BST
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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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at South Shields today?

The current surf forecast for South Shields at 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)10999999999888889999109999666655577777344499834444444445555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)115091765849540030024919316213490949292927782628696121119594072676744342515109999912126212212211710777162330272522232730
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
3.96
11:42PM
3.79
11:43AM
3.95
12:51AM
3.87
12:50PM
4.07
1:44AM
4.02
1:44PM
4.24
2:25AM
4.18
2:28PM
4.40
3:01AM
4.33
3:06PM
4.53
3:33AM
4.47
3:42PM
4.61
4:04AM
4.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
2.13
5:15PM
1.53
5:49AM
2.17
6:33PM
1.48
7:01AM
2.03
7:34PM
1.36
7:54AM
1.82
8:20PM
1.23
8:36AM
1.61
8:58PM
1.12
9:11AM
1.41
9:31PM
1.04
9:44AM
1.25
10:02PM
1.00
10:16AM
1.13
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-5:18-------5:16-------5:13-------5:11-------5:09-------5:07-------5:05-------5:03--
Sunset-----8:46-------8:49-------8:51-------8:52-------8:54-------8:57-------8:58------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C788888766791099988899998888910101010999121515161513121214171717161211111516161412129988
Feels °C (?)02333443347656766654455555566787771011101112991011131213149881211109895421
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