Scarborough Beach
Wollongong City Council, New South Wales, Australia
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:16 pm3.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 2415 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3119 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 7 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 90%
- Sunset
- 7:16 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 39%
- Mon5.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 43%
- Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 35%
- Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
- Thu7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 9%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 70 m230 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Playground120 m400 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 300 m970 ftLawrence Hargrave Dr after Fifth St
- Nearest town
- 9.5 km5.9 miHelensburgh (town)
- Nearest airport
- 35 km22 miShellharbour Airport (WOL)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Wombarra Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south-west away3.2 Poor
- Coledale Beach1.8 km1.1 mi south-west away3.2 Poor
- Sharkies Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south-west away3.2 Poor
- Austinmer Boatharbour3.3 km2.0 mi south-west away3.2 Poor
- Little Austinmer Beach3.8 km2.3 mi south-west away3.2 Poor