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Riverhead Beach

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

No photo of Riverhead 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
4.6
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
41 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
17 km/h11 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
12°C54°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
4126 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5635 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
4.6Fair8 am3622
4.6Fair9 am3924
4.7Fair10 am4126
4.8Fair11 am3823
4.9Fair12 pm3522
5.0Fair1 pm3220
5.3Fair2 pm2817
5.7Good3 pm2314
6.0Good4 pm1912
6.2Good5 pm1711
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 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m70 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 140 m460 ft
  • Playground180 m600 ft away
  • Boat ramp20 m60 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
770 m0.5 miPleasant St @ Bubier Rd
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miMarblehead (town)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

Nearby places

  • Neck Run CafeAmerican
    140 m460 ft

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

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