South Shields, UK

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About South Shields

South Shields is a town in North Tyneside, United Kingdom. From South Shields you can reach 7 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is South Shields, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NCL, 17 km away.

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Staying in South Shields

45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NCL, 17 km, MME, 54 km, LBA, 127 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from South Shields.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for South Shields too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Black Middens1.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Tynemouth

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

4 ft64 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Middens, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	4 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C

Roker pier9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Sunderland, 1 km

3 ft102 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Roker pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	102kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	4 ft5 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C

Seaburn8.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Sunderland, 3 km

3 ft102 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaburn, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	102kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	4 ft5 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C

Tynemouth (Longsands)3.1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Tynemouth

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

4 ft64 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tynemouth (Longsands), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	4 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C

Blyth Beach15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Blyth

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft75 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blyth Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	4 ft5 smushy	75kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 21 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	3 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	10°C

Hartley Reef7.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Whitley Bay, 3 km

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft75 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hartley Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	4 ft5 smushy	75kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	3 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 26 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots, offshore	10°C

South Shields0 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

4 ft64 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Shields, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	4 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of South Shields, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near South Shields

South Shields Sailing Club 0.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near South Shields

Chicken N GrillChicken · in the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Jun 2026
Dixy Chicken South ShieldsChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
Frydays Fish and Chips RestaurantFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Oct 2026
Abra PizzasPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Bell PassiItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
DavincisItalian · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits