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North Shields tide times

THURSDAY 21 MAY 2026

EA gauge · North Shields

Next high tide at North Shields is at 20:00 (1.9 m, 10hr 41mins). Next low tide 13:00 (-1.7 m, 3hr 41mins).

North Shields tide times today · Thu 21 May

High and low tide times at North Shields on Thursday 21 May 2026
Tide Time (UK) Height
↓ Low 01:00 -1.2 m
↑ High 07:00 2.3 m
↓ Low 13:00 -1.7 m
↑ High 20:00 1.9 m

Today's tide range at North Shields: 4.0 m

Current water height

1.99 m

Falling tide

As of 07:30 · 21 May (UK time)

Fishing conditions at North Shields

The best fishing window at North Shields over the next 10 days is Afternoon Sunday 24 May, scoring 100 out of 100 from wind, tide movement, pressure and temperature.

How that 100 is reached

Baseline Every spot starts here +16
Wind S 6 mph +40
Tide 2.5 m range +16
Temperature 14°C high +20
Pressure Falling +10

Today, window by window

Night

95

00:00-06:00

Morning

95

06:00-12:00

Afternoon

73

12:00-18:00

Evening

86

18:00-24:00

Amble South Pier fishing conditions in full →

Best fishing times today · North Shields

Solunar feeding periods. Major periods (moon overhead and underfoot) are the strongest; minor periods fall around moonrise and moonset.

Minor period

01:19 to 02:19

Major period

04:20 to 06:20

Minor period

08:30 to 09:30

Major period

16:50 to 18:50

Tide curve · weather forecast + astronomical prediction · scroll to scrub

HARMONIC ANALYSIS YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW SAT 23 MAY SUN 24 MAY MON 25 MAY TUE 26 MAY WED 27 MAY THU 28 MAY FRI 29 MAY SAT 30 MAY SUN 31 MAY MON 1 JUN TUE 2 JUN WED 3 JUN THU 4 JUN FRI 5 JUN SAT 6 JUN SUN 7 JUN MON 8 JUN TUE 9 JUN WED 10 JUN THU 11 JUN FRI 12 JUN SAT 13 JUN SUN 14 JUN NOW 15:30 · 2.0m 21:30 · -1.3m 03:30 · 1.9m 10:00 · -1.3m 16:00 · 2.0m 22:00 · -1.3m 04:00 · 2.0m 10:30 · -1.4m 16:30 · 2.1m 22:30 · -1.3m 05:00 · 2.0m 11:00 · -1.5m 17:00 · 2.0m 23:30 · -1.3m 05:00 · 2.1m 11:30 · -1.5m 17:30 · 2.0m 23:30 · -1.2m 05:30 · 2.1m 12:00 · -1.5m 18:00 · 1.9m 00:00 · -1.1m 06:00 · 2.0m 12:30 · -1.5m 18:30 · 1.8m 00:30 · -1.0m 07:00 · 2.0m 13:00 · -1.4m 19:30 · 1.7m 01:30 · -0.9m 07:30 · 1.9m 14:00 · -1.3m 20:00 · 1.6m 02:00 · -0.7m 08:00 · 1.7m 14:30 · -1.1m 21:00 · 1.4m 03:00 · -0.6m 09:30 · 1.6m 16:00 · -1.0m 22:30 · 1.3m 04:30 · -0.5m 10:30 · 1.5m 17:00 · -1.0m 23:30 · 1.4m 06:00 · -0.6m 12:00 · 1.6m 18:30 · -1.1m 01:00 · 1.6m 07:00 · -0.9m 13:00 · 1.9m 19:30 · -1.3m 01:30 · 1.9m 08:00 · -1.2m 14:00 · 2.2m 20:30 · -1.6m 02:30 · 2.2m 09:00 · -1.6m 15:00 · 2.5m 21:30 · -1.8m 03:30 · 2.4m 13:00 · -1.7m 20:00 · 2.3m 02:00 · -1.2m 08:00 · 2.3m 14:00 · -1.7m 21:00 · 1.9m 03:00 · -1.0m 09:00 · 2.1m 15:00 · -1.5m 22:00 · 1.8m 04:00 · -0.8m 10:00 · 2.0m 17:00 · -1.3m 23:00 · 1.6m 05:00 · -0.7m 11:00 · 1.8m 18:00 · -1.4m 00:00 · 1.6m 06:00 · -0.7m 12:00 · 1.8m 19:00 · -1.3m 01:00 · 1.6m 07:00 · -0.8m 13:00 · 1.8m 20:00 · -1.3m 02:00 · 1.7m 08:00 · -0.9m 14:00 · 1.9m 21:00 · -1.2m 03:00 · 2.0m 09:00 · -1.0m 15:00 · 1.9m 21:00 · -1.3m 03:00 · 1.9m
Past Forecast Now Astronomical (no weather)

Prediction lines are astronomical only: they extend past the weather forecast and do not include storm surge, wind or barometric effects.

Heights calibrated to the live UK Environment Agency gauge where available, otherwise relative to local chart datum.

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Day-by-day breakdown

Yesterday plus the next 9 days of high and low tides, covering the full Open-Meteo tide-model horizon.

Yesterday

range 4.24 m

↑ HIGH 06:00 2.53 m
↓ LOW 12:00 -1.71 m
↑ HIGH 19:00 2.33 m

Today

range 3.97 m

↓ LOW 01:00 -1.20 m
↑ HIGH 07:00 2.30 m
↓ LOW 13:00 -1.67 m
↑ HIGH 20:00 1.92 m

Tomorrow

range 3.60 m

↓ LOW 02:00 -1.01 m
↑ HIGH 08:00 2.12 m
↓ LOW 14:00 -1.48 m
↑ HIGH 21:00 1.82 m

Saturday 23 May

range 3.30 m

↓ LOW 03:00 -0.77 m
↑ HIGH 09:00 1.98 m
↓ LOW 16:00 -1.32 m
↑ HIGH 22:00 1.59 m

Sunday 24 May

range 3.16 m

↓ LOW 04:00 -0.70 m
↑ HIGH 10:00 1.81 m
↓ LOW 17:00 -1.35 m

Monday 25 May

range 3.08 m

↓ LOW 05:00 -0.70 m
↑ HIGH 11:00 1.76 m
↓ LOW 18:00 -1.32 m

Tuesday 26 May

range 3.11 m

↓ LOW 06:00 -0.79 m
↑ HIGH 12:00 1.80 m
↓ LOW 19:00 -1.31 m

Wednesday 27 May

range 3.01 m

↑ HIGH 01:00 1.67 m
↓ LOW 07:00 -0.94 m
↑ HIGH 13:00 1.86 m
↓ LOW 20:00 -1.15 m

Thursday 28 May

range 3.25 m

↑ HIGH 02:00 1.95 m
↓ LOW 08:00 -1.01 m
↑ HIGH 14:00 1.90 m
↓ LOW 20:00 -1.30 m

Friday 29 May

range 3.19 m

↑ HIGH 02:00 1.90 m
↓ LOW 09:00 -1.25 m
↑ HIGH 15:00 1.90 m
↓ LOW 21:00 -1.29 m

Tide data from the UK Environment Agency, refreshed at most every 30 minutes. For navigation use, always cross-check official Admiralty tables.

About tides at North Shields

North Shields sits on the Yorkshire & North East coast and follows the standard semi-diurnal tidal pattern of the British Isles - two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes, with each successive high arriving about 12 hours and 25 minutes after the last. Tide range at North Shields varies between spring tides (around new and full moon, when the Sun and Moon's gravity align for the biggest range) and neap tides (around the first and last quarter, when their forces partly cancel).

The live tide-height readings on this page come from the UK Environment Agency tide gauge network: actual sensor data, not an estimate. The 10-day forecast that follows is generated by Open-Meteo's ocean model and is calibrated each hour to the latest EA gauge reading at North Shields so the numbers match what you'd see on a printed tide table. Heights are quoted in metres above local chart datum, which is the convention used in UK Admiralty tide tables.

Whether you're sea fishing, surfing, kayaking, diving, kite-flying or just walking the dog along the beach, knowing the tide times for North Shields helps you plan around safe access, the run of the current and the productive feeding windows in either side of a tide change.

Anglers fishing the Yorkshire & North East coast near North Shields typically cross-check the closest neighbouring gauges: Whitby tide times (~49 miles along the coast), and Workington tide times (~88 miles along the coast) . Calibrated heights are pulled from the live EA gauge at 55.007°N 1.440°W.

North Shields tide times: frequently asked questions

When is the next high tide at North Shields?

The next high tide at North Shields is at 20:00 on Thursday 21 May, reaching 1.9 metres. Heights are calibrated to the live UK Environment Agency tide gauge.

When is the next low tide at North Shields?

The next low tide at North Shields is at 13:00 on Thursday 21 May, dropping to -1.7 metres.

What time is high tide at North Shields today?

On Thursday 21 May 2026, 2 high tides at 07:00 (2.3m) and 20:00 (1.9m).

What time is low tide at North Shields today?

On Thursday 21 May 2026, 2 low tides at 01:00 (-1.2m) and 13:00 (-1.7m).

What is the tide range at North Shields?

Today's tide range at North Shields is approximately 4.0 metres between low and high water. Spring tides typically run higher and neap tides lower; see the 14-day forecast below for the pattern.

Where does the North Shields tide data come from?

Tide heights are pulled from the UK Environment Agency tide gauge network in real time, with a 14-day forecast modelled from Open-Meteo. The data is refreshed every hour and is free for anglers, surfers, kayakers and divers to use.

When are the best fishing times at North Shields today?

The major solunar feeding periods at North Shields today are 04:20 to 06:20 and 16:50 to 18:50, when the moon is overhead and underfoot. Minor periods fall around moonrise and moonset. Fish tend to feed most actively in these windows, so plan a session around them where the state of tide also suits.

Fishing venues near North Shields

Marks that plan around this tide gauge · tap through for target species, access notes and the best state of tide.

Amble South Pier

Northumberland · Pier

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Northumberland · Rock mark

Nearest tide gauges to North Shields

By great-circle distance · cross-check at your closest local gauge.

Whitby tide times

Yorkshire & North East · 49 mi

Workington tide times

North West · 88 mi

Heysham tide times

North West · 90 mi

Leith tide times

Scotland · 96 mi

Hull tide times

Yorkshire & North East · 98 mi

Immingham tide times

Yorkshire & North East · 108 mi

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