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Coastguard Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
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Coastguard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coastguard Beach sea temperature is
6.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coastguard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguard Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)776677788445544447774444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16161314991012101232332216129544412273316
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
S
15
S
20
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
3.29
2:27PM
2.87
2:38AM
3.23
3:23PM
2.78
3:34AM
3.12
4:23PM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
-0.02
8:23PM
0.40
9:08AM
0.06
9:19PM
0.50
10:07AM
0.17
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:48----
Sunset------7:24-------7:25-------7:27-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------111----------111--
Temp. °C554467566334444445535678
Feels °C (?)-4-2-2-113210-5-4-3-2-1-1-2-2-2-2-4-2-126
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