South Shields

Herd Sand

Shore
Deep water close in

Beach listed on OpenStreetMap. Species and access haven't been checked yet.

Fish here

Also caught

Plaice Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Pollack Oct–Jan

Location is approximate. Check access and safety locally before you go.

Our predictions from the North Shields gauge, 2 km away. Heights are above the year's lowest tide. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

Science says

Other good times

Shoaling autumn and winter fish that bites freely after dark.

Suggested baits

Fish strip
Lugworm
Squid

Thu 15 Oct · 03:00–05:00
Good · 79
Peak season in October · Dark, little moon · Fresh S 15 mph · 3h into the flood · Dark · Mid tides · Slight (0.6 m waves) · Sea 13.4°C

Next 7 days

Times are the middle of each turn. The small times underneath are slack water, when the level stays close to high or low.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High06:014.8 m05:06–06:57
2. Low12:161.0 m11:23–13:09
3. High18:164.6 m17:21–19:11
No standout fishing times