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Good Harbor Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Gloucester, MA

Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, Massachusetts: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 10 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the west, gusting 22 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 5:11 pm.

Fair

2 ft

knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the west at 14 mph, offshore; the beach faces northwest.NSWE
first light 5:57 amrating through the daylast light 4:56 pm
Swell
1.5 ft · 10 s · ESEplus 1.1 ft · 3 s · SW
Wind
14 mph (W), gusts 22offshore
Tide
2.6 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:11 pm
Water
54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
53°Ffeels like 44°F
Sun
rise 6:26 amset 4:26 pm

Good Harbor Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Good Harbor Beach: 1 pm, Fair, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Good Harbor Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15112–2 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:26 am4:26 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Good Harbor Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15112–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Good Harbor Beach: 7 am, Poor to Fair, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 221.9 ft
7 am1 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 233.7 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 236.1 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 248.2 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 239.7 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 2210.1 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 219.3 ft
1 pm2 ftFair14 mph offshore (W), gusts 227.6 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor to Fair13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 205.1 ft
3 pmnow2 ftPoor to Fair12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 182.6 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 210.7 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor to Fair16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25-0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (W), gusts 201.2 ft
7 am2 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 192.4 ft
8 am2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 214.5 ft
9 am2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 236.8 ft
10 am2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 238.7 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 229.7 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 229.7 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 228.6 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 226.5 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 214.0 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 221.8 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 230.3 ft

Good Harbor Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Good Harbor Beach arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every minute, with about 71 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 71 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
17% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Good Harbor Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Good Harbor Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Good Harbor Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: Poor to FairTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 122–5Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 131–2Sat, Nov 14: Poor to FairSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Good Harbor Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Good Harbor Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftFair1.3 ft · 9 s · ESE15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2313 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 201 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor to Fair1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2114 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 227 am
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor1.3 ft · 3 s · W17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 2513 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 206 am
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor0.6 ft · 9 s · ESE6 mph cross-shore (ENE)11 mph onshore (E)3 pm
Fri, Nov 132–5 ftGood4.8 ft · 9 s · ESE23 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 3215 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2112 pm
Sat, Nov 141–2 ftPoor to Fair2.1 ft · 8 s · E17 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2417 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 241 pm
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor0.6 ft · 8 s · ESE17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2516 mph offshore (NW), gusts 257 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 2 s · SW14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 217 mph offshore (NW)4 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—10 mph offshore (NNW)5 mph offshore (N)1 pm
Wed, Nov 180–1 ftPoor—8 mph offshore (WNW)5 mph offshore (NW)1 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Good Harbor Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Good Harbor Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Good Harbor Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.7 ft at 4:30 am, high 10.1 ft at 10:50 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:11 pm and high 8.8 ft at 11:22 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Good Harbor Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.6 ft, fallingLow 0.7 ft4:30 amHigh 10.1 ft10:50 amLow -0.1 ft5:11 pmHigh 8.8 ft11:22 pmLow 0.9 ft5:15 amHigh 9.9 ft11:28 amLow -0.1 ft5:50 pmHigh 8.6 ft12:03 amLow 1.0 ft5:53 amHigh 9.3 ft12:01 pmLow 0.0 ft6:24 pmHigh 8.0 ft12:39 amLow 1.3 ft6:26 am
Tide height at Good Harbor Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Good Harbor Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.7 ft at 4:30 amHigh 10.1 ft at 10:50 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:11 pmHigh 8.8 ft at 11:22 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.9 ft at 5:15 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:28 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:50 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 8.6 ft at 12:03 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:53 amHigh 9.3 ft at 12:01 pmLow 0.0 ft at 6:24 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 8.0 ft at 12:39 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:26 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:43 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:03 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 8.6 ft at 1:21 amLow 2.6 ft at 7:06 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:20 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:50 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 8.3 ft at 2:01 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:53 amHigh 9.0 ft at 2:03 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:34 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.7 ft at 2:49 amLow 2.4 ft at 8:40 amHigh 8.5 ft at 2:53 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:24 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 7.2 ft at 3:37 amLow 2.1 ft at 9:32 amHigh 7.8 ft at 3:46 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:12 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.1 ft at 4:32 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:28 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:41 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Good Harbor Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Good Harbor Beach is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 44°F and a 14 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 54°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 54 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 53 to 54 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood54°F now

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 Good Harbor Beach

Spots near Good Harbor Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Good Harbor BeachLong BeachCape Hedge BeachBrace CoveDevereux BeachPlum Island PointPreston Beach

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About Good Harbor Beach

Good Harbor Beach is a beach break in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, facing southeast. Also called GHB.

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