Prestons Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Prestons in Massachusetts is a sheltered beach break that has quite consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Prestons 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Prestons:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Deveraux Beach	2 mi
Second closest break	Lynne Beach	6 mi
Third closest break	Good Harbor Beach	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Nahant Beach	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Brace Cove	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Prestons:
Closest wave buoy	Stellwagen Buoy	15 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Boston Buoy	17 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Western Maine Shelf Buoy	49 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Portland Buoy	77 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Nantucket Sound Buoy	84 mi
Tide stations nearest to Prestons:
Closest tide station	Beverly, Massachusetts	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Salem, Salem Harbor, Massachusetts	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Salem, Massachusetts	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Salem, Massachusetts (2)	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Marblehead, Massachusetts	3 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Prestons:
Closest ski area	Bradford Ski Area (United States)	14 mi
Second closest ski area	Blue Hills (United States)	23 mi
Third closest ski area	Nashoba Valley (United States)	25 mi
Fourth closest ski area	McIntyre Ski Area (United States)	35 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Ward Ski Area (United States)	45 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Prestons:
Closest city location	Beverly Cove (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Beverly (United States)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Salem (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Marblehead (United States)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Peabody (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Prestons is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Prestons is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED), also in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ) in USA, 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA is 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Prestons and is 103 km (64 miles) away.