South Shields Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.00° N 1.41° W

South Shields, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Shields sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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

2 hours ago
clear-
30
moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(28 km/h at 260°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
few

Newbiggin Waverider

21 km NW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Tyne-Tees WaveNet Site

44 km ESE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Boulmer Airport

48 km NW23 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.0 °C30
30
-
-
-

Tees-side Airport

54 km S170 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
30
fresh winds from the W
(30 km/h at 280°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few

Spadeadam Airport

72 km WSW214 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
30
fresh winds from the WNW
(30 km/h at 290°)
16 °C10.0
10.0


Whitby Waverider

76 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Leeming RAF Airport

79 km S40 m above sea level

1 hour 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

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
fresh winds from the W
(31 km/h at 270°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Brampton wx

85 km WSW75 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(26 km/h at 248°)
40
16 °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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