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Scarborough, Australia

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About Scarborough

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7; in February, March and April, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Scarborough. Within 5 km we also list 15 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Perth International Airport (PER), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

    See flights ORD → PER · Skyscanner from about £960 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Scarborough.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Scarborough · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Scarborough · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Scarborough on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct026knon2.5 mwaves
Mon 19Oct09knoffnot safe1.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct09kncross-off1.5 mwaves
Wed 21Oct018knon2.4 mwaves
Thu 22Oct018knside-on2.7 mwaves
Fri 23Oct027knside-on3.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct017knoffnot safe2.5 mwaves
Sun 25Oct014knoffnot safe1.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct010knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct030knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 32h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 9, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: waves 2.4 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.7 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: waves 3 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 17, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 2.5 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 32h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,515–£2,970 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £960–£1,995
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £35–£60
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

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

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