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Wollaston Beach

Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Wollaston Beach 1 photo

  • Wollaston Club

    Wollaston Club. Sunnywintermorning, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
5.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
20 km/h12 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
10°C51°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
4930 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am3119
5.0Fair9 am3220
4.9Fair10 am3421
4.9Fair11 am3421
5.0Fair12 pm3019
5.3Fair1 pm2817
5.4Fair2 pm2616
5.9Good3 pm2013
6.0Good4 pm2012
6.0Good5 pm2012
Sat
6.8Good8 am74
6.9Good9 am74
6.9Good10 am43
6.9Good11 am10
6.9Good12 pm42
6.9Good1 pm64
6.9Good2 pm64
6.9Good3 pm53
6.9Good4 pm21
7.0Great5 pm21
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.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Wollaston Beach

Wollaston Beach is a public beach located in Massachusetts. It is 1.3 miles from Orchard Beach. The nearest bus stop is 0.26 miles away, and the closest toilets are 0.23 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Wollaston Beach is the largest public beach in the Boston Harbor. The beach is located parallel to Quincy Shore Drive in North Quincy, Massachusetts, which was constructed to provide access to the bay beach for Greater Boston. Wollaston beach expands Quincy Bay forming part of Boston Harbor. The northern end of the beach is the Native American historical site, Moswetuset Hummock which is where the original Moswetuset Sac'hem (Chief) had a tribal council.

Wollaston Beach is now part of the Quincy Shore Reservation which was introduced by the legislative act in 1899. Quincy Shore Drive parallel to the beach was opened on May 30, 1908. It is maintained (waste management) in summer by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Source: Wollaston Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms360 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers370 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m940 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 miBeach St @ Billings Rd
Nearest town
3.3 km2 miQuincy (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miBoston Harbor Seaplane Base (Cape Air Seaplanes) (BNH)

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

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