Check the Beach

Shannon Beach

Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Shannon Beach 3 photos

  • Grassy area near Lower Mystic Lake

    Grassy area near Lower Mystic Lake. Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 500px photo

    500px photo. Aslam Karachiwala, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Grand Finale 1

    Grand Finale 1. Aslam Karachiwala, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 5:50 pm
8 am
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
—
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am159
6.1Good9 am2012
6.7Good10 am2012
6.8Good11 am1811
7.0Great12 pm1710
7.2Great1 pm159
7.2Great2 pm149
7.2Great3 pm159
7.5Great4 pm128
7.5Great5 pm96
Sat
7.5Great8 am43
7.5Great9 am53
7.5Great10 am32
7.5Great11 am21
7.5Great12 pm32
7.5Great1 pm63
7.5Great2 pm75
7.5Great3 pm74
7.5Great4 pm85
7.5Great5 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms50 m160 ft away
  • Showers50 m160 ft away
  • Drinking water40 m140 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables60 m180 ft away
  • Playground100 m330 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
530 m0.3 miCambridge Street @ Robinson Park
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miWinchester (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miBoston Harbor Seaplane Base (Cape Air Seaplanes) (BNH)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Shannon Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%