South Shields Surf Break

South Shields, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Lat Long: 55.00° N 1.41° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Shields sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for South Shields based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in South Shields right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near South Shields

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Newcastle Airport

18 km WSW219 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 030 degs)
(6 km/h at 340°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Boulmer Airport

48 km NW23 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 100°)
20
17.0 °C30
30
-
-
-

Tees-side Airport

54 km S170 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(7 km/h at 300°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Spadeadam Airport

72 km WSW214 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 280°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
few
overcast

Leeming RAF Airport

79 km S40 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.0 °C30
30

-

Leeming RAF Airport

80 km S217 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 360°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Brampton wx

85 km WSW75 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the SW
(14 km/h at 233°)
25
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Topcliffe RAF Airport

89 km S215 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
5
light winds from the NNW
(7 km/h at 330°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Wether Fell

93 km S515 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
50
near gales from the SW
(52 km/h at 218°)
60
13.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Berwick-upon-Tweed

95 km NW54 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 95°)
20
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to South Shields and within an acceptable time window.

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