At Scarborough, beach activities meet art trails, a Dreamtime story told in episodes, and markets featuring street food and live music. When planning your stay, it helps to choose your focus first: will it be time by the water, surf lessons or exploring the foreshore?
Beach, Surfing and Swimming
Scarborough Beach is suitable for surfing, swimming and water sports. If you’d like to book surf lessons, you can contact Go Surf Perth or Scarborough Beach Surf School. Provider availability can change, so check whether lessons are being offered before making plans.
The water-based options offer different experiences: Scarborough Beach is a hub for surfing, swimming and water sports. Scarborough Beach Pool is a heated swimming pool by the beach, with views of the Indian Ocean. You can also enjoy sunsets over the Indian Ocean at Scarborough Beach. This gives you both beach activities and the heated pool as specific options to consider when planning.
Art Trails and Stories on the Foreshore
At Scarborough Foreshore, you can follow the Public Art Trail. The Tjunta Trail offers a distinct narrative: across five episodes, it tells the Dreamtime story of children who disappeared and the spirit woman Tjunta who finds them. The five-part story has a different focus from the art trail; both give the foreshore distinct themes to explore during a visit.
The Scarborough Beach Play Trail connects locations in the Scarborough Precinct through interactive challenges. It offers another way to explore the precinct. The three trails each take a different approach: art is the focus of the Public Art Trail, the Tjunta Trail unfolds a story in episodes, and the Play Trail features challenges. This distinction can help you choose a focus for your stay without treating all three offerings as the same experience.
Markets, Activities and Getting to the Beach
The Scarborough Sunset Markets offer street food and live music. Details and schedules may change. If the markets are an important part of your plans, check the current dates before organising your stay around them.
The Scarborough Beach area also has a skate park. As the facilities available may change, it’s a good idea to check the current details if you plan to make a visit a firm part of your itinerary. The free Surf CAT bus offers one way to get to the beach. Timetables and transport services may change, so check the schedule if you plan to rely on the bus for your day’s activities.
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These different focuses raise different planning questions. Check lesson availability and market dates in advance; the Surf CAT bus may be useful for a beach visit.
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