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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

Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.5m) at

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

    Today (4 June 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    32
    29
    26
    22
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    73%
    76%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 June 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 Light rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    SW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    16
    14
    12
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 June 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    17
    25
    24
    21
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    63%
    65%
    70%
    70%
    66%
    UV - - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    8
    9
    11
    12
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    30%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    8
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    17
    17
    15
    12
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    75%
    77%
    74%
    78%
    82%
    79%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    7
    10
    10
    9
    9
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    16
    NNW
    13
    NW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    21
    25
    28
    25
    19
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    82%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    66%
    70%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    14
    16
    13
    11
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 June 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    19
    20
    23
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    81%
    83%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    12
    14
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    14
    16
    18
    18
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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.

    South Shields (Sandhaven) (Beach) weather map

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    North East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry at first with some showers in the evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Generally dry with good spells of sunshine. A small risk of a few sharp showers through the evening and some outbreaks of patchy rain overnight. Blustery winds along the coast at first, easing through the evening. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    Dry at first with sunny spells. Outbreaks of rain developing through the morning, heavy at times. Isolated heavy showers following for the late afternoon, mostly clearing by the evening. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Sunshine and showers for Friday. Widespread rain and showers on Saturday, turning heavy and potentially thundery. Fine and dry Sunday, with isolated showers and strong winds on the coast.

    Updated:

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