The 24-year-old victim was attacked as she walked towards Oxford Street from Cambridge Avenue in Whitley Bay at about 10:20 GMT on Saturday.
The woman's attacker is described as white, aged about 30, 6ft tall, bald, with dark coloured eyes and was wearing a grey or white shirt.
Northumbria Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
A woman was pushed to the ground and raped in a North Tyneside street, police said.