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Steep Hill Beach

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Steep Hill Beach 2 photos

  • Crane Beach driftwood and sand drift, Ipswich MA

    Crane Beach driftwood and sand drift, Ipswich MA. John Phelan, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Bass Rock Plum Island Sound

    Bass Rock Plum Island Sound. Dru1138, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
4.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
20 km/h13 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
11°C51°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
4628 km/hmph N
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
4.6Fair8 am3924
4.5Fair9 am4025
4.6Fair10 am3924
4.8Fair11 am3522
5.0Fair12 pm3019
5.3Fair1 pm2616
5.7Good2 pm2214
5.8Good3 pm2113
5.9Good4 pm2013
5.9Good5 pm2013
Sat
6.8Good8 am75
6.8Good9 am74
6.9Good10 am53
6.9Good11 am42
6.9Good12 pm53
6.9Good1 pm85
7.0Great2 pm96
7.0Great3 pm96
7.0Great4 pm117
7.0Great5 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 3 am, -1.7 mHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.7 m6 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.7 m6 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%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3 miIpswich (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

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

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