Monday is the clearer outdoor window.
Friday max 20°C. Rain about 30% at 11am, then 70–80% mid-afternoon. Sea 15.1°C. No live sewage spill. Cullercoats is still Poor.
Last updated 28 August 2026
Cullercoats
PoorClassed Poor. Rain-impacted.
Whitley Bay
ExcellentBathing water.
Longsands
15.1°CWetsuit water.
North Pier
ShutChronicle, 25 Aug.
Cullercoats water Whitley Bay water Cullercoats vs Whitley Metro to the sand Travel
Friday 28 August: max 20°C. Rain about 30% at 11am picnic time, then 70–80% from 3–4pm. Saturday starts dry; rain from late morning, about 80% in the evening. Sunday is not the better window — 17°C and wet, 40–80% all day. Monday 31: sunny intervals, 20°C, the clearer outdoor window, with bank-holiday crowds and Metro on Sunday times. Source: Met Office Whitley Bay.
Cullercoats is classed Poor (rain-impacted). Whitley Bay is Excellent. Longsands sea 15.1°C. No live sewage spill this morning.
Saturday low tide 11:17, 0.69m. Monday high tide 5.27m. St Mary’s picnic Friday 11:30am: rain about 30% at picnic hour. Leave the island by 14:33 (safe crossing 06:37–14:33) because rain rises after lunch. Crossing times: North Tyneside Council.
This weekend on the shore
Beaches
Tynemouth Longsands
15.1°C. Wetsuit water. Monday 20°C with sunny intervals. Saturday low tide 11:17, 0.69m. Monday high 5.27m.
Yellow line to the sand
Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, North Shields. Service resumed South Gosforth–South Hylton/South Shields from 07:24 Friday. Sunday frequency on bank-holiday Monday.