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Back Beach

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

No photo of Back Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
4.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3824 km/hmph N
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am3320
4.7Fair9 am3824
4.7Fair10 am4025
4.8Fair11 am3723
5.0Fair12 pm3320
5.1Fair1 pm3018
5.5Good2 pm2515
6.0Good3 pm2012
6.1Good4 pm1811
6.3Good5 pm1710
Sat
6.8Good8 am127
6.8Good9 am96
6.9Good10 am64
6.9Good11 am21
6.9Good12 pm64
6.9Good1 pm117
6.9Good2 pm127
7.0Great3 pm117
6.9Good4 pm96
7.0Great5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.7 m5 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi
  • Boat ramp480 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miMarblehead (town)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

Nearby places

  • Neck Run CafeAmerican
    560 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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