South Shields (Sandhaven) (Beach) (South Tyneside) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)

Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for South Shields (Sandhaven) (Beach)

    Today (16 May 2025)
    Time
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    21
    23
    25
    23
    21
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    12
    15
    16
    15
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    8°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    6°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    11
    15
    17
    16
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    11
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    6°
    8°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    N
    13
    N
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    14
    16
    16
    14
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    8°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    11
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times explained

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    Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 16 May 2025
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    North East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with sunny spells and further low cloud later.

    Today:

    Any early low cloud quickly clearing in the morning to leave another dry day with sunny spells for most places. Low cloud may linger along North Sea coasts, spreading back inland later in the afternoon. Breezy along the coast. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry with low cloud spreading southwest across the region during the evening, with mist and patchy fog forming in some areas. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    Dry with low cloud, mist and fog clearing through the morning, though it may remain along the coast. Sunny spells then developing before low cloud spreads in during the evening. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Similar conditions throughout. Low cloud, mist and fog clearing in the mornings to leave sunny spells during the days, though cloud will linger on the coast. Low cloud returning overnight.

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