Wearmouth bridge — Sunderland, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: The JPS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sunderland

Sunderland is a town in Sunderland, United Kingdom. From Sunderland you can reach 6 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Roker pier, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NCL, 24 km away.

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Staying in Sunderland

24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NCL, 24 km, MME, 44 km, LBA, 117 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 Sunderland.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Sunderland each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sunderland too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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South Shields10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in South Shields

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

2 ft26 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	32, 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 east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C

Black Middens12.1 kmabout 25 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	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	4 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C

Roker pier1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft102 kJ

4 ft97 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	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	4 ft5 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	9°C

Seaburn3.3 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft102 kJ

4 ft97 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	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	46, fair	4 ft5 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	9°C

Tynemouth (Longsands)13.6 kmabout 25 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	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	4 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C

Hartley Reef18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Whitley Bay, 3 km

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft99 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	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	3 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sunderland, 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 Sunderland

Sunderland Sailing Club 2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Sunderland

Pizza HutPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Slice SunderlandPizza · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2025
Bar Shu ImpressionChinese · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Feb 2025
D'AcquaFrench · 0.2 km from the centre
Domino's PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2023
Döner HausDoner kebab · 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

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Where it is

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