Truro · Barnstable County · Massachusetts
Ballston Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Truro, Massachusetts
Ballston Beach, Truro, Massachusetts: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 8.6 ft at 11:40 am.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 11 s · Eplus 1.0 ft · 4 s · WNW
- Wind
- 13 mph (WSW), gusts 21offshore
- Tide
- 8.4 ft risinghigh 8.6 ft at 11:40 am
- Water
- 55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 52°Ffeels like 44°F
- Sun
- rise 6:24 amset 4:24 pm
Ballston Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ballston Beach: 7 am, Fair, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Ballston Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 2.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 3.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 5.7 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 7.4 ft |
| 11 amnow | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 8.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 8.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 7.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 6.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 4.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 27 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 30 | 2.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 31 | 4.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 29 | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 7.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 30 | 8.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 29 | 7.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 6.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 5.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 3.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.4 ft |
Ballston Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Ballston Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 94 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 16% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ballston Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ballston Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–9 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Ballston Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.8 ft · 11 s · ESE | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 5 s · NW | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 30 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · E | 14 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 23 | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 28 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–7 ft | Poor | 5.7 ft · 7 s · E | 24 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 38 | 24 mph onshore (NE), gusts 42 | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 7.5 ft · 9 s · ENE | 19 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 34 | 19 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 33 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–7 ft | Poor | 6.2 ft · 9 s · NE | 21 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 38 | 20 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 36 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 3.0 ft · 7 s · NE | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Ballston Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ballston Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ballston Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 1.0 ft at 5:22 am, high 8.6 ft at 11:40 am and low 0.1 ft at 6:04 pm. At 11 am the tide is 8.4 ft and rising.
Ballston Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:22 amHigh 8.6 ft at 11:40 amLow 0.1 ft at 6:04 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 7.4 ft at 12:18 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:04 amHigh 8.2 ft at 12:14 pmLow 0.2 ft at 6:40 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.0 ft at 12:55 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:37 amHigh 8.5 ft at 12:56 pmLow 1.2 ft at 7:19 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 7.5 ft at 1:35 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:18 amHigh 8.5 ft at 1:33 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 7.0 ft at 2:16 amLow 2.3 ft at 8:02 amHigh 7.9 ft at 2:17 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:49 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 6.6 ft at 3:03 amLow 2.1 ft at 8:52 amHigh 7.1 ft at 3:02 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:36 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.9 ft at 3:53 amLow 1.9 ft at 9:41 amHigh 6.7 ft at 3:58 pmLow 1.1 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 6.0 ft at 4:47 amLow 2.0 ft at 10:39 amHigh 6.5 ft at 4:53 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ballston Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Ballston Beach is about 55°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 44°F and a 13 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 53 and 55°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Ballston Beach
- Newcomb Hollow3.1 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- White Crest / Cahoon Hollow5.1 mi SSE · 2 ft · Fair
- Head of the Meadow5.1 mi NW · 2 ft · Good
- LeCount Hollow5.8 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Marconi Beach8.1 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- Coast Guard Beach12 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
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About Ballston Beach
Ballston Beach is a beach break in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, facing east-northeast.
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