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Folly Cove Shore Dive Site

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Folly Cove Shore Dive Site 4 photos

  • Harlequin Ducks -94 100-

    Harlequin Ducks -94 100-. Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Asterias forbesi 163772473

    Asterias forbesi 163772473. Dan Bender, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Gloucester, MA, USA - panoramio

    Gloucester, MA, USA - panoramio. Fae Korteweg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Asterias forbesi

    Asterias forbesi. Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
4.2
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

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
12°C53°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
4830 km/hmph N
Gusts
5836 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
4.2Fair8 am4327
4.1Fair9 am4327
4.1Fair10 am4327
4.2Fair11 am4125
4.3Fair12 pm3723
4.5Fair1 pm3421
4.7Fair2 pm3019
5.1Fair3 pm2616
5.4Fair4 pm2214
5.4Fair5 pm2314
Sat
6.6Good8 am117
6.6Good9 am106
6.7Good10 am85
6.7Good11 am74
6.7Good12 pm74
6.7Good1 pm43
6.8Good2 pm74
6.8Good3 pm74
6.8Good4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm106
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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
350 m0.2 miWashington & Woodbury Streets
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miPigeon Cove (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

Nearby places

  • The Lobster PoolSeafood
    380 m0.2 mi

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

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