South Shields Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.00° N 1.41° W

South Shields, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Shields sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.4° 

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 WSW720 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 240°)
11 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Newbiggin Waverider

21 km NW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Tyne-Tees WaveNet

44 km ESE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Boulmer

47 km NW238 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 100°)
20
17.0 °C30
30

-

Boulmer Airport

48 km NW23 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 260°)
12 °C10.0
10.0


Tees-side Airport

54 km S557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
5
calm
(4 km/h at 10°)
12 °C3.2
3.2

broken

Spadeadam Airport

72 km WSW701 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 300°)
9 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Whitby Waverider

76 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Leeming

79 km S40 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 140°)
10
20.0 °C30
30

-

Leeming RAF Airport

80 km S712 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 350°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

* 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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