Coastguard Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coastguard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coastguard Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
78
76
54
34
25
17
72
42
31
16
16
21
28
14
14
14
33
25
10
6
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
NNW
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM2.85m
11:42PM3.32m
12:24PM2.91m
00:34AM3.38m
1:18PM2.92m
1:28AM3.37m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.36m
6:11AM-0.05m
6:19PM0.33m
7:04AM-0.11m
7:13PM0.33m
7:58AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
15
15
14
16
21
23
24
24
22
18
15
14
13
13
14
13
14
16
17
17
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
12
19
21
21
21
19
14
10
9
8
8
9
9
12
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
104
78
76
54
25
25
17
5
42
31
16
16
9
28
14
14
14
1
1
5
5
8
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
96
68
53
54
18
17
13
21
5
5
1
21
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
45
49
39
26
34
25
1
1
6
4
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
14
26
32
52
77
87
72
8
7
20
17
21
2
4
4
3
33
25
10
6
10
13
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
17
69
929
568
132
128
11
10
11
139
133
99
66
117
312
313
477
139
139
477
180
138
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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