NNorth East Surfing

Redcar — The Scars & Coatham

Surf Spot

Description

The flat rock ledges off Redcar, known locally as the scars, break with lefts and rights around high tide and are rarely surfed compared with Saltburn just down the coast. Coatham Sands to the west is the sandier option. Worth knowing about if you're in Tees Bay on a northerly swell.

Location

Spot conditions

Break
Mixed (both)
Ability
Experienced
Best swell
N, NE
Offshore wind
SW
Best tide
high (rising)
Season
winter and spring

Inconsistent

Hazards

  • Incoming tide covers the scars quickly — don't get caught out on the rocks
  • groynes
  • water quality