Wingaersheek Beach
Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:47 pm4.2
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
4.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
4.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
4.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
4.3
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
4.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
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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°C57°F
- Wind
- 4930 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5735 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:47 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.7 m5 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.
- Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
- Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Wingaersheek Beach
Wingaersheek Beach is a sandy beach located in Massachusetts. It spans 0.59 miles in length and covers an area of 20 acres. The nearest town is Gloucester, 2.7 miles away, and there are three parking areas within 0.31 miles.
Wingaersheek Beach is a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States.
According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton" (meaning "Vineland"). The name was described by Professor Trumbull as "not Indian" and stated by Professor E. N. Horsford to be "an undoubted corruption of the German (Low Dutch) name, "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which occurs on many maps between 1630 and 1670, especially in Ogilby's "America"." The beach was alternatively called Coffins Beach for Peter Coffin whose farm was located alongside this beach."
Source: Wingaersheek Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 770 m0.5 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.3 km2.7 miGloucester (city)
- Nearest airport
- 20 km12 miBeverly Municipal Airport (BVY)
Nearby places
- TaliseAmerican770 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Coffins Beach2.6 km1.6 mi north-west away5.8 Good later
- Plum Cove Beach3.1 km2.0 mi north-east away5.4 Fair later
- Pavilion Beach4.8 km3.0 mi south away5.4 Fair later
- Halfmoon Beach5.2 km3.2 mi south away5.4 Fair later
- Back Beach5.2 km3.2 mi east away5.4 Fair later