Ballston Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Massachusetts, USA)

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Ballston Beach Surf Guide

Ballston Beach in Massachusetts is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Ballston Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Sandbar	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	6.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ballston Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ballston Beach occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Ballston Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Ballston Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in May while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 65% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

65%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ballston Beach Location Map

Interactive Ballston Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ballston Beach is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA, 55 km (34 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ballston Beach is Nantucket Mem Airport (ACK), also in USA, 81 km (50 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ballston Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 14:18 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 31			Wed
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	E	E	NNW	E
Period (s)	11	11	5	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Ballston Beach look like?

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Credit: Stacey Credit: Stacey

Tides at Ballston Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Cape Cod Lighthouse, SE of, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 3 km from Ballston Beach.

Next High Water: 08:02pm | 1.97m

Next Low Water: 01:49am | 0.43m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Ballston Beach Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (6.1 °C) at Ballston Beach accompanied by sub-zero wind chill temperatures (-6.0 °C). Wearing a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots will be little defence against the cold, making it difficult to stay in the sea for very long. Feeling bitterly cold and cloudy.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.