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Wallis Sands State Park

Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States

Wallis Sands State Park 1 photo

  • Wallis Sands State Beach, New Hampshire

    Wallis Sands State Beach, New Hampshire. Steve Hedin, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
4.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 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
15°C60°F
Wind
3723 km/hmph N
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am3421
4.5Fair9 am3421
4.8Fair10 am3220
5.0Fair11 am2817
5.4Fair12 pm2415
5.5Good1 pm2314
5.8Good2 pm2012
5.8Good3 pm2012
5.9Good4 pm1912
6.2Good5 pm1610
Sat
6.8Good8 am106
6.8Good9 am85
6.9Good10 am53
6.9Good11 am21
6.9Good12 pm53
7.0Great1 pm85
7.0Great2 pm117
7.0Great3 pm138
7.0Great4 pm138
6.9Good5 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.6 m. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.7 m6 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 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Wallis Sands State Park

From Wikipedia

Wallis Sands State Park (also called Wallis Sands State Beach) is a public recreation area located on the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. The state park offers a sandy beach with bathhouse, picnicking, and 500-car pay-parking lot.

Source: Wallis Sands State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 20 m50 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms60 m200 ft away
  • Showers70 m210 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m340 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m150 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miRye (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miPortsmouth International Airport (PSM)

Nearby places

  • Beach HutBurger
    660 m0.4 mi

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

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