Prestons Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.54° N 70.86° W

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Prestons sea temperature is
14.8° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

Prestons surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Prestons today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Prestons at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
14
19
19
20
14
14
14
9
10
4
6
5
14
4
13
11
5
4
3
9
5
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
10
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:17PM2.78m
8:53AM2.43m
9:06PM2.79m
9:46AM2.41m
9:53PM2.80m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.42m
2:36AM0.30m
2:40PM0.49m
3:30AM0.27m
3:29PM0.52m
4:18AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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>
8:23
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
2
7
1
Temp °C
24
27
27
25
22
20
19
20
23
26
24
22
19
16
16
17
19
22
25
22
23
22
18
17
Feels °C
21
24
23
22
20
18
17
18
21
24
21
20
19
16
14
16
19
23
25
22
23
22
18
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
7
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
12
14
19
19
20
14
14
14
9
10
1
3
2
9
4
2
2
2
4
1
9
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
4
6
5
14
13
11
5
3
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
32
82
127
99
117
82
117
138
183
546
512
512
82
117
29
43
189
364
141
141
125
192
328
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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