Coastguard Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coastguard Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastguard Beach at 7PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (30 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
6
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
875
1019
815
695
759
635
307
274
222
166
129
99
73
70
53
54
140
147
119
90
68
54
55
Wind (km/h)
50
E
60
NE
55
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
SW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:39AM2.50m
11:40PM2.84m
12:20PM2.50m
00:20AM2.85m
1:01PM2.49m
1:00AM2.83m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.76m
6:09AM0.41m
6:09PM0.77m
6:49AM0.40m
6:50PM0.78m
7:30AM0.43m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
15
13
12
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
0
-5
-4
-2
0
2
3
6
9
11
10
8
9
9
8
8
5
4
5
7
7
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
6
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
9
34
14
3
759
635
307
274
222
166
129
99
73
70
53
54
2
2
2
90
68
54
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
83
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
6
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
E
5
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
217
875
1019
815
695
514
380
13
1
8
6
10
14
2
2
140
147
119
17
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
618
618
852
106
94
94
65
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
104
66
64
64
64
64
64
10
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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