Jenness Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Hampshire, USA)

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Jenness Beach Surf Guide

Jenness Beach in New Hampshire is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips and rocks.

Jenness Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	fairly consistent	8.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Jenness Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Jenness Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Jenness Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Jenness Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in August while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 24% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

24%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Jenness Beach Location Map

Interactive Jenness Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Jenness Beach is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED) in USA, 72 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Jenness Beach is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS), also in USA, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Jenness Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 11:17 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	5	6	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Jenness Beach look like?

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Tides at Jenness Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Rye, 3 km from Jenness Beach.

Next High Water: 02:30pm | 2.89m

Next Low Water: 08:22pm | 0.98m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Jenness Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures at Jenness Beach, yet the sea remains very cold (8.1 °C). Despite the weather (windchill 21.0 °C), surfers will need a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 8.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Jenness Beach

Surf stats for Jenness Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Jenness Beach

Wind stats for Jenness Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Jenness Beach Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 16 votes.

Overall:1.0
Quality on a good day:3.3
Consistency of Surf:3.1
Difficulty Level:2.4
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.8
Crowds:2.9
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Connor from United States

“Great surf. Especially after decent thunder storms. The only bad part about the beach itself is a very small parking lot and if you can't park there, you'll have to pay 15 dollars. Jenness also has flags to represent where you can and can't surf. Surfers and body boarders generally get much better surf than the swimmers area. Which is what I especially like about the beach”

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