Jam Jar and the Links
Cloudy and breezy, 13°C. Jam Jar today: Verity 4:00pm · Street Fighter 4:15, 7:15pm · Forgotten Island 4:30pm · Hadestown: The Musical 7:00pm · The Social Reckoning 7:45pm. No PLAYHOUSE show today.
Beach · Tuesday 20 Oct
Cloudy and breezy, 13°C.
Sea 12.6°C. Drier around midday, then rain from late afternoon, heavy tonight. Gusts up to 32mph.
No storm overflow running on our coast this morning. Beach Aware reads Normal. Cullercoats is Poor (2025) — the yearly class, not a spill. Whitley Bay, Longsands and King Edward’s are Excellent. Check Beach Aware before you swim.
Tides at North Shields: Low 05:19 · High 11:58 · Low 18:00. Sunset 17:55. Wednesday more rain, 13°C. Thursday is the dry, sunny day this week. Heavy rain and strong winds on Friday.
West Jesmond station subway is closed for about eight weeks. North and South piers stay shut.
Last updated 20 October 2026
Overflow
None at the beachesNone running at the beaches or into the Tyne this morning.
Cullercoats
PoorYearly class (2025), not a spill.
Whitley Bay
ExcellentBathing water.
Longsands
12.6°CWetsuit water.
North Pier
ShutChronicle, 25 Aug.
Cullercoats water Whitley Bay water Cullercoats vs Whitley Metro to the sand Travel
Tuesday 20 October: cloudy and breezy, max 13°C, feels like 8–9°C. Some rain this morning, a drier spell around midday and early afternoon, then rain from late afternoon, heavy tonight. Gusts 29–32mph. Source: Met Office Whitley Bay, updated 6:06am Tuesday 20.
No storm overflow running on our coast this morning, and none running anywhere on the Northumbrian Water network. Beach Aware reads Normal at Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Longsands North, Longsands South and King Edward’s Bay. Cullercoats Poor is the 2025 yearly class, not a live spill. Whitley Bay, Longsands North and South and King Edward’s are Excellent. Check Northumbrian Water's map before you swim. Sources: Beach Aware and EA Cullercoats.
Tuesday tides at North Shields: Low 05:19 · High 11:58 · Low 18:00. Sunset 17:55. Crossing times: North Tyneside Council. Sea 12.6°C at Longsands.
This weekend on the shore
Station Market
Under the Tynemouth Metro roof at weekends. Standing hours 09:00–15:30. Next market Saturday 24 October.
Tha Alkaholiks and BONG II
Tha Alkaholiks at The Cluny, doors 7:30pm, £20 + booking fees, 16+. BONG II with Thraa + GREET at Cluny 2, doors 7:30pm, free / pay what you feel, 16+.
North Pier still shut
Port of Tyne. Public access remains closed. Do not plan a pier walk.
Beaches
Cullercoats Bay
Still classed Poor (2025) — the yearly class, not a spill. Check Beach Aware before you swim.
Tynemouth Longsands
12.8°C as of Sunday 18 October. Wetsuit water. Sunday tides: Low 02:39 · High 09:03 · Low 15:00 · High 21:15. Sunset 17:59.
Yellow line to the sand
Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, North Shields. No Metro closures in our area today. Some Green and Yellow line trains running 5–10 minutes late this morning. Ahead: no Metro between St James and Monkseaton 24 October–1 November, replacement bus 900.