Back to results

Scarborough, United States

Stay in Scarborough: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Scarborough

Watch this spot We email you when Scarborough is worth the trip.

2015.12-436-031ap Sacco Bay,Gulf of Maine,Prouts Neck Peninsula,Nonsuch River Scarborough(Maine),US sat05dec2015-1226h(UTC-5(EST)
Scarborough, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Rik Schuiling / TropCrop - TCS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Scarborough

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (139°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (319°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 61). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Scarborough, 3.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 4 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PWM, direct.

    See flights MDW → PWM · Skyscanner from about £150 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Scarborough.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ScarboroughAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Scarborough · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Scarborough · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Scarborough on Google Maps · Directions

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct71 ft7 smushy6kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct152 ft7 smushy37kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct455 ft8 smushy287kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct414 ft6 smushy120kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct405 ft7 smushy194kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct352 ft7 smushy61kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct283 ft6 smushy46kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct71 ft4 smushy3kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct81 ft8 smushy5kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct91 ft7 smushy5kJ12°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PWM, then 30 min by road. About 4h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Scarborough

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Scarborough

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Scarborough

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Doc Browns

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Doc Browns

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PWM, then 30 min by road. About 4h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Scarborough each day: Doc Browns, Scarborough.

The trip from Scarborough, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £850–£1,525 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£150–£305
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£30
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£850–£1,525

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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. Credits

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Places to stay · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.