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Scarista Beach, Isle of Harris — Carroll Pierce, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Scarista Beach kitesurf and windsurf spot

United Kingdom · Scotland

Spot currently open 57.83 | -7.05

Overview

Scarista (also spelt Scarasta) is a sandy beach exposed to the Atlantic, on the west coast of the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides (Scotland). Forecast sites describe it as wild, exposed and quiet, and list it for kitesurfing and windsurfing.

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Spot forecast for Scarista Beach

Sunrise 08:12 · Sunset 18:14

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Scarista Beach: when to go?

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  • Scarista Beach, Isle of Harris — Carroll Pierce, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Technical details of Scarista Beach spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Wind specificities

According to Breakfinder (an estimate from the coast orientation, not checked on site), ideal cross-shore winds are west-south-west and east-north-east; south-south-east is offshore. The spot is usable from 12 knots, with an optimum between 16 and 24 knots; above 33 knots conditions become unpleasant.

Hazards

Atlantic swell and rip currents are reported.

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