Check the Beach

Whales Beach

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Whales Beach 3 photos

  • Marian-Court-College-seaside

    Marian-Court-College-seaside. Chonak, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Nahant Bay at Dusk

    Nahant Bay at Dusk. Fletcher, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Boats at Swampscott Harbor - panoramio

    Boats at Swampscott Harbor - panoramio. joefrogger, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
12 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
7°C45°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
4930 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am149
5.8Good9 am2113
5.6Good10 am2214
5.6Good11 am2314
5.7Good12 pm2213
5.9Good1 pm2012
6.3Good2 pm159
6.4Good3 pm149
6.5Good4 pm138
6.6Good5 pm127
Sat
6.8Good8 am85
6.8Good9 am63
6.9Good10 am32
6.9Good11 am21
6.9Good12 pm42
6.8Good1 pm43
6.9Good2 pm32
7.0Great3 pm11
6.9Good4 pm32
7.0Great5 pm32
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 mHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • 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.

  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 780 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
450 m0.3 mi509 Humphrey St
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miSwampscott (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

Nearby places

  • Nguyen'sVietnamese
    780 m0.5 mi

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

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