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          South Shields Surf Report and Forecast

          Spot Location: Europe > UK + Ireland > England > Durham & Northumberland

          Current Surf Report for South Shields

          All times BST unless otherwise stated.

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          2-3ft

          Faded Star

          Knee High - Waist High

          7mph Gentle, Onshore

          Primary Swell
          3.5ft at 6s97.87°
          Secondary Swell
          1ft at 9s14.21°

          ClearAir 50°fSea 52°f

          Today's Tide - South ShieldsToday's Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low12:34AM4.4ft
          High 6:37AM15.3ft
          Low 1:05PM3.6ft
          High 7:08PM14.7ft
          First Light 3:45AM
          Sunrise 4:38AM
          Sunset 9:26PM
          Last Light10:19PM

          Tide Location North Shields, England - 2.0921472km away Help

          About South Shields

          Fun beachbreaks from South Shields down to Marsden. Some shelter from N winds by the South Pier at the mouth of the Tyne, which spews residential, commercial and stormwater pollution into the line-up. Parking above the beach.

          South Shields Surf Forecast Help

          Surf Forecasting help for South Shields

          A detailed long range South Shields Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both South Shields and nearby surf spots in the UK + Ireland area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

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            OverviewAdvanced
             Edit South Shields Surf Wind (+ Gusts)WeatherPrimary SwellSecondary SwellProb.
          Fri25/05 12am 2-3ft Faded Star 5 6 mphClear48°f 3ft6s80.32° 1.5ft9s   100%
          3am 2-3ft Faded Star 5 6 mphMostly Clear48°f 3ft6s83.33° 1.4ft9s   100%
          6am 2-3ft Faded Star 4 6 mphSunny48°f 3ft6s85.58° 1.4ft9s   100%
          9am 2-3ft Faded Star 7 9 mphMostly Sunny54°f 3ft6s88.26° 1.3ft9s   100%
          12pm 2-3ft Faded Star 10 14 mphSunny61°f 3.5ft6s91.43° 1.2ft9s   100%
          3pm 2-3ft Faded Star 12 17 mphSunny59°f 3.5ft6s94.39° 1.1ft9s   100%
          6pm 2-3ft Faded Star 9 17 mphSunny54°f 3.5ft6s96.35° 1ft9s   100%
          9pm 2-3ft Faded Star 7 11 mphClear50°f 3.5ft6s97.87° 1ft9s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low12:34AM4.4ft
          High 6:37AM15.3ft
          Low 1:05PM3.6ft
          High 7:08PM14.7ft
          First Light 3:45AM
          Sunrise 4:38AM
          Sunset 9:26PM
          Last Light10:19PM
          Sat26/05 12am 2ft Faded Star 5 9 mphClear50°f 3.5ft6s98.91° 0.9ft9s   100%
          3am 1-2ft 5 6 mphClear48°f 3ft6s99.59° 0.8ft8s   100%
          6am 1-2ft 6 10 mphSunny50°f 3ft6s99.64° 0.8ft8s   100%
          9am 1-2ft 9 14 mphSunny55°f 3ft6s97.64° 0.7ft8s   100%
          12pm 2ft 10 14 mphSunny57°f 3ft6s94.3° 0.7ft8s   100%
          3pm 2-3ft 10 13 mphSunny55°f 3ft6s89.42° 0.6ft8s   100%
          6pm 2-3ft 7 11 mphSunny52°f 2.5ft5s82.64° 0.6ft8s   100%
          9pm 2-3ft 6 9 mphClear48°f 2.5ft5s75.36° 0.6ft8s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low 1:11AM4.8ft
          High 7:15AM14.9ft
          Low 1:46PM3.9ft
          High 7:52PM14.3ft
          First Light 3:44AM
          Sunrise 4:37AM
          Sunset 9:28PM
          Last Light10:21PM
          Sun27/05 12am 2-3ft 3 5 mphClear46°f 2.5ft5s69.41° 0.5ft8s   100%
          3am 2ft 3 4 mphClear46°f 2ft5s65.01° 0.5ft7s   100%
          6am 1-2ft 3 4 mphSunny48°f 1.6ft5s50.24° 0.8ft5s   100%
          9am 1-2ft 5 6 mphSunny55°f 1.4ft5s46.06° 0.8ft4s   100%
          12pm 1-2ft 7 9 mphSunny61°f 1.2ft5s43.64° 0.3ft6s 0.9ft4s 100%
          3pm 1-2ft 8 9 mphSunny63°f 1.1ft5s40.9° 0.3ft7s 1.1ft4s 100%
          6pm 1ft 6 9 mphSunny59°f 0.9ft5s37.24° 0.4ft6s 1.2ft5s 90%
          9pm 1ft 4 6 mphClear57°f 0.8ft5s35.1° 1.1ft5s   90%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low 1:53AM5.2ft
          High 7:58AM14.6ft
          Low 2:33PM4.2ft
          High 8:45PM14ft
          First Light 3:42AM
          Sunrise 4:35AM
          Sunset 9:29PM
          Last Light10:23PM
          Mon28/05 12am 1-2ft 5 7 mphClear54°f 1ft6s25.46° 1.1ft5s   80%
          3am 1-2ft 6 7 mphClear52°f 1ft6s22.46° 0.9ft5s 0.3ft1s 80%
          6am 1-2ft 3 4 mphSunny54°f 1.1ft6s20.52° 0.8ft5s   70%
          9am 1-2ft 3 4 mphSunny61°f 1.1ft6s19.6° 0.7ft4s   70%
          12pm 1-2ft 4
          mph
          Sunny68°f 1ft6s18.06° 0.6ft4s   65%
          3pm 1-2ft 10 11 mphSunny63°f 1ft6s17.69° 0.7ft2s 0.5ft4s 65%
          6pm 2ft 10 13 mphMostly Sunny55°f 1.6ft6s29.61° 0.4ft4s   20%
          9pm 1ft 6 9 mphOvercast50°f 1.4ft3s24.5° 0.7ft6s 0.3ft4s 20%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low 2:43AM5.6ft
          High 8:51AM14.2ft
          Low 3:29PM4.5ft
          High 9:45PM13.7ft
          First Light 3:41AM
          Sunrise 4:34AM
          Sunset 9:31PM
          Last Light10:24PM
          Tue29/05 12am 1-2ft 4 5 mphMostly Cloudy48°f 1.5ft4s19.25° 0.3ft4s   20%
          3am 1-2ft 4 5 mphMostly Cloudy48°f 1.6ft5s20.57°     20%
          6am 1-2ft 3 3 mphMostly Cloudy48°f 1.8ft5s21.83° 0.7ft7s   20%
          9am 2-4ft Solid Star 4
          mph
          Mostly Cloudy52°f 2.5ft7s28.31°     20%
          12pm 3-5ft Faded Star 7 7 mphMostly Cloudy52°f 3.5ft8s29.63°     25%
          3pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 7 7 mphOvercast54°f 4ft9s28.72° 0.5ft12s   25%
          6pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 5 6 mphMostly Cloudy55°f 4ft9s27.02° 1ft12s   36%
          9pm 3-5ft Solid Star 5 7 mphMostly Clear59°f 3.5ft9s25.62° 1.5ft11s   36%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low 3:44AM5.9ft
          High 9:55AM13.9ft
          Low 4:33PM4.5ft
          High10:50PM13.7ft
          First Light 3:39AM
          Sunrise 4:33AM
          Sunset 9:32PM
          Last Light10:26PM
          Wed30/05 12am 3-5ft Solid Star 9 14 mphClear55°f 3.5ft8s22.68° 1.7ft11s   38%
          3am 3-4ft Solid Star 9 17 mphClear50°f 3ft8s22.26° 2ft11s 1.1ft2s 38%
          6am 2-4ft Solid Star 6 11 mphBrief Showers54°f 2.5ft8s22.1° 2.5ft11s 1ft3s 33%
          9am 2-4ft Solid Star 4 7 mphDrizzle55°f 2.5ft8s18.07° 2.5ft10s   33%
          12pm 3-5ft Solid Star Faded Star 6 7 mphBrief Showers57°f 3.5ft10s12.64° 0.7ft6s   20%
          3pm 3-4ft Solid Star Faded Star 7 8 mphBrief Showers55°f 3ft10s10.43° 1.1ft6s   20%
          6pm 3-4ft Solid Star Faded Star 7 9 mphBrief Showers54°f 3ft10s10.12° 1.2ft6s   20%
          9pm 3-4ft Faded Star 4 6 mphMostly Clear48°f 3ft10s10.2° 1ft6s   20%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low 4:54AM5.9ft
          High11:04AM14ft
          Low 5:42PM4.3ft
          High11:55PM14ft
          First Light 3:38AM
          Sunrise 4:32AM
          Sunset 9:34PM
          Last Light10:28PM
          Thu31/05 12am 3-4ft Solid Star 3 3 mphMostly Clear46°f 3ft10s9.74° 0.9ft5s   41%
          3am 3-4ft Solid Star 4 5 mphDrizzle46°f 3ft10s12.76°     41%
          6am 3-4ft Faded Star 5 7 mphDrizzle46°f 3ft10s11.96°     34%
          9am 3-4ft Solid Star 3 5 mphBrief Showers46°f 3ft10s11.64°     34%
          12pm 3-4ft Solid Star Faded Star 6 7 mphBrief Showers54°f 3ft10s12.53°     38%
          3pm 3-4ft Solid Star Faded Star 8 9 mphSunny54°f 3ft10s13.44° 1ft9s   38%
          6pm 3-5ft Solid Star Faded Star 5 6 mphSunny50°f 3.5ft10s17.68° 1.1ft9s   17%
          9pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 3 4 mphMostly Clear48°f 4ft10s20.89°     17%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          Low 6:06AM5.5ft
          High12:12PM14.4ft
          Low 6:48PM3.8ft
          First Light 3:36AM
          Sunrise 4:31AM
          Sunset 9:35PM
          Last Light10:30PM

          Extended Surf Forecast for Durham & Northumberland Area

          Fri01/06 12am 2-4ft Faded Star 9 13 mphMostly Clear46°f 2.5ft9s12.59°     10%
          3am 2-4ft Faded Star 9 13 mphMostly Clear46°f 2.5ft9s12.59°     10%
          6am 2-4ft Solid Star 11 15 mphMostly Sunny46°f 2.5ft9s14.05°     10%
          9am 2-4ft Solid Star 11 15 mphMostly Sunny46°f 2.5ft9s14.05°     10%
          12pm 7-11ft Faded Star Faded Star Faded Star 23 32 mphMostly Sunny61°f 11ft9s13.33°     9%
          3pm 7-11ft Faded Star Faded Star Faded Star 23 32 mphMostly Sunny61°f 11ft9s13.33°     9%
          6pm 6-10ft Faded Star Faded Star Faded Star 19 27 mphMostly Sunny64°f 9.5ft9s14.75°     9%
          9pm 6-10ft Faded Star Faded Star Faded Star 19 27 mphMostly Sunny64°f 9.5ft9s14.75°     9%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          High12:56AM14.6ft
          Low 7:14AM4.7ft
          High 1:16PM15ft
          Low 7:48PM3.1ft
          First Light 3:35AM
          Sunrise 4:30AM
          Sunset 9:36PM
          Last Light10:31PM
          Sat02/06 12am 4-6ft Solid Star Faded Star 7 10 mphMostly Clear64°f 5.5ft9s18.26°     35%
          3am 4-6ft Solid Star Faded Star 7 10 mphMostly Clear64°f 5.5ft9s18.26°     35%
          6am 5-7ft Solid Star Solid Star 10 14 mphMostly Sunny57°f 6.5ft9s15.84°     10%
          9am 5-7ft Solid Star Solid Star 10 14 mphMostly Sunny57°f 6.5ft9s15.84°     10%
          12pm 2-3ft Solid Star 4 6 mphBrief Showers59°f 2ft9s12.29°     18%
          3pm 2-3ft Solid Star 4 6 mphBrief Showers59°f 2ft9s12.29°     18%
          6pm 3-5ft Solid Star 10 14 mphBrief Showers63°f 3.5ft9s15.88°     27%
          9pm 3-5ft Solid Star 10 14 mphBrief Showers63°f 3.5ft9s15.88°     27%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          High 1:52AM15.3ft
          Low 8:14AM3.8ft
          High 2:14PM15.6ft
          Low 8:44PM2.6ft
          First Light 3:34AM
          Sunrise 4:29AM
          Sunset 9:37PM
          Last Light10:33PM
          Sun03/06 12am 3-5ft Solid Star 2 3 mphBrief Showers54°f 3.5ft9s13.37°     24%
          3am 3-5ft Solid Star 2 3 mphBrief Showers54°f 3.5ft9s13.37°     24%
          6am 3-4ft Solid Star 14 20 mphBrief Showers54°f 3ft9s11.42°     29%
          9am 3-4ft Solid Star 14 20 mphBrief Showers54°f 3ft9s11.42°     29%
          12pm 3-4ft Solid Star 5 7 mphBrief Showers54°f 3ft9s17.76°     29%
          3pm 3-4ft Solid Star 5 7 mphBrief Showers54°f 3ft9s17.76°     29%
          6pm 5-8ft Faded Star Faded Star 20 28 mphMostly Sunny64°f 8ft8s15.52°     5%
          9pm 5-8ft Faded Star Faded Star 20 28 mphMostly Sunny64°f 8ft8s15.52°     5%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - South Shields
          High 2:45AM16ft
          Low 9:09AM2.8ft
          High 3:10PM16.3ft
          Low 9:36PM2.2ft
          First Light 3:32AM
          Sunrise 4:28AM
          Sunset 9:39PM
          Last Light10:34PM

          Next Update Expected: 1hrs
          Last Model Run: 25 May 07:00:00AM local time (BST). 25 May 06:00:00AM GMT.

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