Yirrell Beach
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:49 pm4.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
4.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
4.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
4.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
4.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.7
24 km/h15 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
- 11°C51°F
- Water
- 14°C57°F
- Wind
- 3924 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5031 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:49 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 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Yirrell Beach
Yirrell Beach is a sandy beach located in Winthrop, Massachusetts, and is the main beach of the town. It is 0.35 miles long and has a free parking lot within 0.24 miles.
Yirrell Beach is a main beach of Winthrop, Massachusetts. The southern part is also known as Point Shirley Beach, as the neighborhood is Point Shirley. Farther north is Winthrop Beach, Short Beach and eventually Revere Beach in Revere.
Yirrell Beach is located along Shirley Street and is a popular destination for families with small children, as the area by the base of Water Tower Hill is shallow for 300 feet (91 m). The beach is home to Winthrop's Sandcastle Festival in June and the Old Fashioned Family Day at the Beach in July.
Source: Yirrell Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Playground460 m0.3 mi away
- Boat ramp330 m0.2 mi awayWinthrop Boat Ramp
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 110 m360 ftShirley St @ Petrel St
- Nearest town
- 1.6 km1 miWinthrop (town)
- Nearest airport
- 3 km2 miLogan International Airport (BOS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Point Shirley Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south away5.7 Good later
- Winthrop Beach0.9 km0.5 mi north away5.7 Good later
- Corinha Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north-west away5.7 Good later
- Pico Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north-west away5.7 Good later
- Short Beach3.3 km2.0 mi north away5.7 Good later