Coastguard Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 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 7PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
6
4
3
3
7
8
10
10
8
4
3
3
4
5
18
17
20
39
36
35
57
56
55
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
N
20
NE
5
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
S
10
ENE
10
E
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
5:27PM2.62m
5:41AM2.86m
6:33PM2.59m
6:49AM2.76m
7:36PM2.61m
7:54AM2.70m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.29m
11:26PM0.69m
12:13PM0.40m
00:35AM0.72m
1:17PM0.47m
1:43AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:46
5:45
5:43
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7:29
7:30
7:30
7:31
Temp °C
9
10
8
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
3
6
3
2
1
2
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
Energy kJ
12
6
3
3
2
7
8
8
4
4
6
3
3
1
4
3
3
5
4
2
13
57
56
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
4
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
1
4
3
3
1
5
18
17
20
39
11
35
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
14
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
12
36
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
8
1
4
2
2
1
6
10
10
8
1
3
2
3
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
180
241
239
210
139
139
205
205
842
611
477
477
477
477
477
611
910
534
534
66
10
0
64
94
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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