Check the Beach

Herd Sand

North East, England, United Kingdom

Herd Sand 3 photos

  • Sandhaven Beach, South Shields

    Sandhaven Beach, South Shields. David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sandhaven Beach, South Shields

    Sandhaven Beach, South Shields. David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Skateboarding area This popular skateboarding and biking area is sandwiched between the beach and the fairground.

    Skateboarding area This popular skateboarding and biking area is sandwiched between the beach and the fairground.. Brian Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
1.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph E
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
30%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
1.0Poor8 am2817
0.9Poor9 am3522
0.8Poor10 am3924
0.8Poor11 am3924
1.2Poor12 pm4629
2.1Poor1 pm1710
2.5Poor2 pm74
2.7Poor3 pm85
2.9Poor4 pm74
1.7Poor5 pm3119
Sat
3.9Poor8 am1610
4.0Fair9 am1610
4.2Fair10 am138
3.2Poor11 am2013
2.4Poor12 pm2214
1.5Poor1 pm2818
1.2Poor2 pm3220
1.2Poor3 pm3924
1.1Poor4 pm4125
1.1Poor5 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -1.9 m. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 mLow 8 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 8 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.5 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 79 km/h49 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 140 m440 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms50 m160 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m670 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink45 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables320 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
200 m660 ftBents Park
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miSouth Shields (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miNewcastle International Airport (NCL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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