Scarborough, UK

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Scarborough, North Yorkshire. (4 of 7)
Scarborough, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Thomas Tolkien, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Scarborough

Scarborough is a town in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. From Scarborough you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is North bay, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 283 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MME, 71 km away.

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Staying in Scarborough

  • 283 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MME, 71 km, HUY, 79 km, LBA, 94 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Scarborough.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Scarborough each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Scarborough too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Scarborough: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cayton Bay4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Cayton, 2 km3 ft73 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor4 ft97 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft52 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, too small4 ft87 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore, good3 ft23 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft97 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore, good
All readings for Cayton Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cayton Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, poor3 ft6 smushy73kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct24, poor4 ft5 smushy97kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct51, good4 ft6 smushy87kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct31, too small3 ft4 smushy23kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct57, good4 ft5 smushy97kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore10°C
North bay1.3 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft68 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, poor5 ft108 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, poor4 ft88 kJwind from the south-east, 20 knots, poor4 ft99 kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day2 ft18 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft53 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, poor3 ft36 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for North bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, poor4 ft5 smushy68kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct18, poor5 ft5 smushy108kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct17, poor4 ft6 smushy88kJwind from the south-east, 20 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct56, good4 ft6 smushy99kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct28, too small2 ft4 smushy18kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor3 ft6 smushy53kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore10°C
South Bay2.3 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft73 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor4 ft97 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft52 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, too small4 ft87 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore, good3 ft23 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft97 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
All readings for South Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct19, poor3 ft6 smushy73kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct24, poor4 ft5 smushy97kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct53, good4 ft6 smushy87kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct30, too small3 ft4 smushy23kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct51, good4 ft5 smushy97kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore10°C
Primrose Valley13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Filey, 3 km3 ft66 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor4 ft85 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft46 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft72 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, fair2 ft16 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft69 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Primrose Valley: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Primrose Valley, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct19, poor3 ft6 smushy66kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct28, poor4 ft5 smushy85kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small3 ft6 smushy46kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct47, fair4 ft6 smushy72kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct24, too small2 ft4 smushy16kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair4 ft5 smushy69kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Scarborough, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Scarborough

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits