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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

Spot

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Sun 25

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

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft93 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft63 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hartley Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	93kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, offshore	11°C

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

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaburn, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	3 ft5 smushy	53kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	12°C

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

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Roker pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	12°C

Black Middens1.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Tynemouth

4 ft88 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Middens, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	51kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C

South Shields0 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft88 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Shields, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	3 ft6 smushy	43kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C

Blyth Beach15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Blyth

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft63 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blyth Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	4 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 22 knots, offshore	11°C

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

4 ft88 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tynemouth (Longsands), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	51kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°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