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Surf Break: Good Harbor Beach

Good Harbor Beach in Massachusetts is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Be aware that the sea here is polluted.

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Overall Good Harbor Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Good Harbor Beach surf quality by season and Good Harbor Beach surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Good Harbor Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Brace Cove	2 mi
Second closest break	Long Beach	5 mi
Third closest break	Deveraux Beach	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Prestons	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Lynne Beach	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Good Harbor Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Stellwagen Buoy	7 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Boston Buoy	16 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Western Maine Shelf Buoy	44 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Portland Buoy	71 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Nantucket Sound Buoy	83 mi
Tide stations nearest to Good Harbor Beach:
Closest tide station	Gloucester Harbor (Ten Pound Island), Massachusetts	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Annisquam, Lobster Cove, Massachusetts	5 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Annisquam, Massachusetts	5 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Manchester Harbor, Massachusetts	5 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Good Harbor Beach:
Closest ski area	Nashoba Valley (United States)	34 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Ward Ski Area (United States)	54 mi
Third closest ski area	Wachusett Mountain Ski Area (United States)	62 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Crotched Mountain (United States)	68 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pats Peak (United States)	69 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Good Harbor Beach:
Closest city location	Gloucester (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Essex (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Rockport (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Beverly Cove (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Beverly (United States)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Good Harbor Beach is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Good Harbor Beach is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED), also in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ) in USA, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA is 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Good Harbor Beach and is 113 km (70 miles) away.