Hi Nev, If you go into "sea state" just above "all our yesterdays", and "catch reports" ,click on webcams and have a look at "live webcams north shields east" click on streamed for a live view of the harbour, which will let you see if the sea is coming over the piers, and give you an idea of the conditions. You can also click on webcams to the right of streamed and view other places around the uk and the world. hope this helps you.