Ballston Beach surf break

Ballston Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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Ballston Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballston Beach sea temperature is
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballston Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ballston Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Ballston Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
2
5
5
7
7
7
7
14
6
27
6
12
36
29
35
28
56
111
125
113
81
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
20
WSW
25
SW
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:57AM2.39m
3:38PM2.07m
3:41AM2.32m
4:25PM2.02m
4:29AM2.26m
5:14PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.18m
9:30PM0.46m
10:07AM0.24m
10:17PM0.51m
10:55AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:30
5:28
5:26
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7:43
7:44
7:45
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
11
9
8
9
12
13
15
12
6
6
7
9
6
6
7
7
8
8
6
6
9
7
10
7
6
4
1
3
9
9
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
55
40
34
27
33
29
36
29
35
28
56
111
125
113
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
NW
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
S
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
2
7
14
6
1
6
6
6
6
12
7
18
4
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
E
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
7
5
6
1
12
2
4
4
9
12
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
6
2
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
224
222
163
154
216
314
288
177
125
13
1
2
3
2
5
8
6
12
18
33
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
646
121
1648
1172
1172
1172
1172
373
574
162
119
101
101
101
129
116
5
120
140
7
3
58
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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