Crane Beach
Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm4.6
44 km/h28 mph wind, Fair
4.5
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
4.5
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
4.7
36 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
4.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 12°C53°F
- Water
- 14°C58°F
- Wind
- 4830 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5735 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:48 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 3 am, -1.6 m5 ft
- High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.7 m6 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.
- Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.5 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Crane Beach
Crane Beach is a 1,234-acre (4.99 km2) conservation and recreation property located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, immediately north of Cape Ann. It consists of a four-mile-long (6 km) sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest. Five and a half miles of hiking trails through the dunes and forest are accessible from the beachfront.
Crane Beach is open year-round, and is free to Ipswich residents with the purchase of a yearly beach parking sticker. Non-residents must pay a fee to enter ($40 on weekends during peak season per car, as of 2024). In the summer months there is a refreshment bar, and the restrooms, showers and changing facilities are open year-round.
Source: Crane Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6 km3.7 miEssex (village)
- Nearest airport
- 17 km11 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Stoney Point0.9 km0.5 mi south-west away5.7 Good later
- Steep Hill Beach2.9 km1.8 mi west away5.7 Good later
- Ipswich Bar3.2 km2.0 mi north-west away6.2 Good later
- Mothers Beach3.8 km2.4 mi north-west away6.2 Good later
- Coffins Beach3.9 km2.4 mi south-east away5.7 Good later