- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Prestons Surf Forecast
/ Massachusetts (29 breaks) / Massachusetts (28 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Prestons surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Prestons surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Prestons sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Prestons today?
The current surf forecast for Prestons at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Prestons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | |
7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 74 | 72 | 92 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | off | |
High Tide | 4:19AM2.66m | 5:04PM2.36m | 5:11AM2.61m | 5:55PM2.39m | 6:05AM2.59m | 6:46PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.34m | 10:54PM0.63m | 11:31AM0.37m | 11:48PM0.62m | 12:23PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 72 | 92 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 15 | 419 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 32 | 29 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Prestons surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest