Surf Forecast Surf Report

South Shields surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 26 Apr 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at South Shields today?

The current surf forecast for South Shields at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
NNE
0.5
N
0.7
NNE
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)88877777777777779999998888888833337777341010998888445556777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)919366624741272416151599101048888875555511134441111368981614141312212412122417101414272829
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
25
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
4.80
3:03PM
5.12
3:36AM
5.05
3:49PM
5.36
4:18AM
5.21
4:34PM
5.46
5:01AM
5.25
5:19PM
5.40
5:43AM
5.17
6:07PM
5.18
6:27AM
4.98
6:57PM
4.85
7:14AM
4.71
7:54PM
4.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.65
9:07AM
0.98
9:33PM
0.38
9:51AM
0.69
10:17PM
0.23
10:34AM
0.50
11:00PM
0.23
11:18AM
0.43
11:43PM
0.39
12:02PM
0.48
12:27AM
0.69
12:49PM
0.65
1:13AM
1.08
1:41PM
0.90
2:04AM
1.50
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise---5:37-------5:35-------5:33-------5:31-------5:28-------5:26-------5:24-------5:22
Sunset-------8:30-------8:31-------8:34-------8:36-------8:37-------8:39-------8:40----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88771013141413121111131517151312121114181917151414131518181918161615162021211816161516149991099911121213121212
Feels °C (?)4544699101098891113119998111618161312121113151517161415131418181917141412149666766567710889
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