Redcar Scars Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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Redcar Scars Surf Guide

Redcar Scars in North East England is a fairly exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for pollution/groynes.

Redcar Scars Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	1	inconsistent	9.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Redcar Scars:

The best conditions reported for surf at Redcar Scars occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Interactive Redcar Scars surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Redcar Scars is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Redcar Scars is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 63 km (39 miles) away.

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Redcar Scars Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 20:57 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Redcar Scars

Current tide and informaton

For Marske-by-the-Sea, 3 km from Redcar Scars.

Next High Water: 07:27am | 3.72m

Next Low Water: 01:28am | 1.23m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Redcar Scars Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.7 °C) at Redcar Scars is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (6.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.