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Black Beach

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Black Beach 1 photo

  • Looking Up the Rocky Shore

    Looking Up the Rocky Shore. Josh Graciano from Concord NH, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
9°C49°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph N
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am2113
4.7Fair9 am2415
5.0Fair10 am2516
5.0Fair11 am2415
5.2Fair12 pm2314
5.4Fair1 pm2013
5.7Good2 pm1811
5.8Good3 pm1610
6.0Good4 pm149
6.2Good5 pm127
Sat
6.6Good8 am95
6.6Good9 am75
6.6Good10 am63
6.6Good11 am21
6.6Good12 pm42
6.6Good1 pm74
6.6Good2 pm96
6.7Good3 pm85
6.8Good4 pm64
6.8Good5 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.6 m. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • 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.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miManchester-by-the-Sea (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

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

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