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Massachusetts North Shore Surf Report

Massachusetts North Shore (Cape Ann) surf at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10: 1–2 ft across 12 spots. Best right now: Salisbury Beach, 2 ft and Poor to Fair, with an 11 mph offshore wind. Water is about 54°F; a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion.

Updated 11 am EST, Tue, Nov 10 · Forecasts update four times a day.

Surf now: 1–2 ft
Best now: Salisbury BeachPoor to Fair
Water: 54°F

12 spots right now: 2 Poor to Fair · 10 Poor

Salisbury Newburyport Rockport Gloucester Marblehead Lynn Nahant Revere

12 spots by rating at 11 am EST. Tap a town to jump to its spots.

Massachusetts North Shore surf by town

Bars show the next 10 days at midday: height is the biggest surf in the town, colour is its best rating. Every bar on this page uses the same scale, with full height at 10 ft.

Salisbury
1 spot · 2 ft now
Best now: Salisbury Beach Poor to Fair
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Poor to Fair, up to 2 ft
Newburyport
1 spot · 1–2 ft now
Best now: Plum Island Point Poor
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Poor, up to 5 ft
Rockport
1 spot · 1–2 ft now
Best now: Cape Hedge Beach Poor
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Poor to Fair, up to 2 ft
Gloucester
3 spots · 1–2 ft now
Best now: Long Beach Poor to Fair
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Fair, up to 4 ft
Marblehead
2 spots · 1 ft now
Best now: Preston Beach Poor
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Fair, up to 3 ft
Lynn
1 spot · 1 ft now
Best now: Kings Beach Poor
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Good, up to 2 ft
Nahant
1 spot · 1 ft now
Best now: Nahant Beach Poor
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Fair, up to 3 ft
Revere
1 spot · 1 ft now
Best now: Revere Beach Poor
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Fair, up to 3 ft

More towns: Winthrop

Best surf in Massachusetts North Shore right now

Salisbury BeachPoor to Fair2 ft · 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19
Long BeachPoor to Fair2 ft · 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22
Cape Hedge BeachPoor1–2 ft · 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22
Good Harbor BeachPoor1–2 ft · 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22
Plum Island PointPoor1–2 ft · 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19

Bar length is the top of each spot's height range now.

Massachusetts North Shore surf this weekend and the next 10 days

The biggest and best-rated Massachusetts North Shore spots for each of the next 7 days, at midday.
Day	Biggest surf	Where	Best-rated spot
Today	2 ft	Long Beach	Salisbury Beach Poor to Fair
Tomorrow	1 ft	Long Beach	Brace Cove Poor
Thu, Nov 12	1 ft	Good Harbor Beach	Brace Cove Poor
Fri, Nov 13	2–3 ft	Winthrop Beach	Kings Beach Poor
Sat, Nov 14	4–5 ft	Salisbury Beach	Kings Beach Good
Sun, Nov 15	2 ft	Plum Island Point	Brace Cove Poor
Mon, Nov 16	0–1 ft	Plum Island Point	Brace Cove Poor
Nov 20–25	Days 11–16 are in the Current app with a subscription

All 12 Massachusetts North Shore spots today

Every Massachusetts North Shore spot by town, north to south, with the rating and surf now and the next 10 days at midday. Bar height is the top of the surf range, on one scale for the whole table (full height 10 ft).
Spot and wind	Now	Next 10 days+6 days in the app
Salisbury Salisbury surf report
Salisbury Beach11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19	Poor to Fair2 ft
Newburyport Newburyport surf report
Plum Island Point12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19	Poor1–2 ft
Rockport Rockport surf report
Cape Hedge Beach15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1–2 ft
Gloucester Gloucester surf report
Long Beach15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor to Fair2 ft
Good Harbor Beach14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1–2 ft
Brace Cove15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1 ft
Marblehead Marblehead surf report
Preston Beach14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1 ft
Devereux Beach14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1 ft
Lynn Lynn surf report
Kings Beach13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21	Poor1 ft
Nahant Nahant surf report
Nahant Beach13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1 ft
Revere Revere surf report
Revere Beach12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1 ft
Winthrop Winthrop surf report
Winthrop Beach13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22	Poor1 ft

Tides today in Massachusetts North Shore

Tides today (Tue, Nov 10) at Brace Cove in Gloucester: low 0.7 ft at 5:10 am, high 10.0 ft at 11:29 am and low -0.1 ft at 5:51 pm.

Heights in feet above MLLW. Times differ by a few minutes along Massachusetts North Shore.

Tide charts for each town: Salisbury · Newburyport · Rockport · Gloucester · Marblehead · Lynn · Nahant · Revere · Winthrop

Massachusetts North Shore water temperature

Water across Massachusetts North Shore is about 54°F on Tue, Nov 10; a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion.

Salisbury54°F · 5/4 hooded
Newburyport54°F · 5/4 hooded
Rockport54°F · 5/4 hooded
Gloucester54°F · 5/4 hooded
Marblehead54°F · 5/4 hooded
Lynn54°F · 5/4 hooded
Nahant54°F · 5/4 hooded
Revere54°F · 5/4 hooded
Winthrop54°F · 5/4 hooded

Nearby areas in Massachusetts

Cape Cod & Islands
20 spots · 1–3 ft now
Best now: Head of the Meadow Good
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Good, up to 3 ft

All Massachusetts surf reports

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