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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 partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (4.8m) at

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

    Today (24 July 2025)
    Time
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
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    09:00
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    18:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Visibility
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 July 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    21
    21
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    21
    17
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 July 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    20%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    6
    WSW
    5
    W
    7
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    11
    15
    16
    17
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    81%
    79%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    6
    5
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    82%
    82%
    75%
    68%
    70%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 July 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    13
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    84%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 July 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    15
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    11
    12
    14
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 July 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    22
    21
    19
    20
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    81%
    75%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 24 July

    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 24 July

    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 24 July

    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 24 July

    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 25 July

    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 25 July

    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 25 July

    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 25 July

    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 26 July

    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 26 July

    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 26 July

    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 26 July

    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 27 July

    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 27 July

    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 27 July

    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 27 July

    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 28 July

    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 28 July

    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 28 July

    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 28 July

    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 29 July

    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 29 July

    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 29 July

    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 29 July

    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 30 July

    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 30 July

    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 30 July

    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 30 July

    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.

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    North East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely dry with occasional clear spells overnight. Light winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any showers fading this evening to leave a largely dry night, with variable amounts of cloud and occasional clear spells. Generally a mild night, with light winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Thursday:

    A largely dry day with variable amounts of cloud and warm sunny spells. However, a few isolated showers may develop, especially across the Pennines during the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Friday and Saturday dry and fine with sunny spells. Sunday most likely bright or sunny spells and a chance of showers, although confidence is low. Generally warm or rather warm.

    Updated:

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