Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Maine, USA)
Scarborough Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind NW
Sea Temperature Today is: 4.8 °C
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Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Wind State | cross | cross | cross- on |
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Scarborough Beach in Maine is an exposed beach break that usually has waves Offshore winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and pollution.
Tide Times:
For Pine Point, Maine, 2 km from Scarborough Beach.
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Scarborough Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Black Point Libby River Scarborough wx, 3 km from Scarborough Beach.
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Current weather near Scarborough Beach
Buoy Data:
At Portland Buoy, 9 miles from Scarborough Beach.
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Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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Dominant period (s) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Overall Scarborough Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



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Also see Scarborough Beach surf quality by season and Scarborough Beach surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Scarborough Beach

“This is a great beach break, one of my favorites. This beach is generally one of the most consistent breaks in Maine. The surf from big swells is very steep, fast, and can barrel. This makes a great wave for a shortboard. It can be great fun to bring out the longboard and cruise too. The beach is very nice as well. The water seems to get warmer here than other places. Although be ware of rip currents that occur on a regular basis. There are lifeguards and a snack shack near by too. Over all this is my favorite beach in Maine.”
John from UNITED STATES - 30 Apr 2012
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Scarborough Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break3 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Scarborough Beach:
- Closest wave buoy9 mi
- Second closest wave buoy25 mi
- Third closest wave buoy49 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy52 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy63 mi
Tide stations nearest to Scarborough Beach:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station3 mi
- Third closest tide station4 mi
- Fourth closest tide station4 mi
- Fifth closest tide station7 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Scarborough Beach:
- Closest ski area33 mi
- Second closest ski area41 mi
- Third closest ski area44 mi
- Fourth closest ski area45 mi
- Fifth closest ski area46 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Scarborough Beach:
- Closest city location4 mi
- Second closest city location7 mi
- Third closest city location10 mi
- Fourth closest city location37 mi
- Fifth closest city location37 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Scarborough Beach is Portland International Jetport Airport (PWM) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Scarborough Beach is Augusta State Airport (AUG), also in USA, 96 km (60 miles) away.
- Third is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED) in USA, 143 km (89 miles) away.
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA is 143 km (89 miles) away.
- Bangor International Airport (BGR), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Scarborough Beach and is 184 km (114 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Scarborough Beach, Maine. Use the tab navigation above to view Scarborough Beach sea temperature, Scarborough Beach photographs, Scarborough Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Scarborough Beach webcams, current wind from Maine live weather stations and Scarborough Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Scarborough Beach.