Check the Beach

Rice's Beach

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
11 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
10°C50°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am2012
5.5Good9 am2314
5.3Fair10 am2717
5.4Fair11 am2516
5.6Good12 pm2415
5.8Good1 pm2113
6.0Good2 pm1912
6.3Good3 pm1610
6.5Good4 pm148
6.6Good5 pm117
Sat
6.8Good8 am74
6.8Good9 am64
6.9Good10 am43
6.9Good11 am10
6.9Good12 pm21
6.8Good1 pm75
6.9Good2 pm95
6.9Good3 pm95
6.9Good4 pm74
7.0Great5 pm85
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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m890 ft. Listed as paid
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1 miBeverly (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

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

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