Marblehead · Essex County · Massachusetts
Preston Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Marblehead, MA
Preston Beach, Marblehead, Massachusetts: 1 ft, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.1 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 14 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 22 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 10.2 ft at 11:32 am.
1 ft
- Swell
- 1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 14 mph (WSW), gusts 22cross-shore
- Tide
- 10.1 ft risinghigh 10.2 ft at 11:32 am
- Water
- 54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 54°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:26 pm
Preston Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Preston Beach: 6 am, Poor, 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 Preston 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 | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 2.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 6.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 8.9 ft |
| 11 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 10.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 10.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 9.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 6.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 4.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 21 | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 21 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 5.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 7.4 ft |
| 11 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 9.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 9.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 7.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 3.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 1.3 ft |
Preston Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Preston Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly surging and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 251 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Surgingwhich means waves surge up the beach without a clean break
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 3% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Preston Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Preston Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Preston 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 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · E | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 10 s · E | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 3 s · ESE | 10 mph onshore (E) | 13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–4 ft | Poor | 4.0 ft · 6 s · E | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 20 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 29 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–3 ft | Good | 4.8 ft · 8 s · E | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 19 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 26 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 8 s · ENE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 7 s · ENE | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 15 | 5 mph offshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 4 mph offshore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | calm | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 4 mph offshore (W) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Preston Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Preston Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Preston Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.8 ft at 5:11 am, high 10.2 ft at 11:32 am and low 0.0 ft at 5:52 pm. At 11 am the tide is 10.1 ft and rising.
Preston Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 5:11 amHigh 10.2 ft at 11:32 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:52 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 9.0 ft at 12:06 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:56 amHigh 9.7 ft at 12:05 pmLow 0.1 ft at 6:26 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.4 ft at 12:43 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:29 amHigh 10.0 ft at 12:48 pmLow 1.3 ft at 7:07 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.9 ft at 1:22 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:12 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:25 pmLow 1.3 ft at 7:53 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.3 ft at 2:05 amLow 2.3 ft at 7:56 amHigh 9.2 ft at 2:10 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:39 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.7 ft at 2:52 amLow 2.1 ft at 8:46 amHigh 8.3 ft at 2:56 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:25 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.2 ft at 3:44 amLow 2.0 ft at 9:36 amHigh 7.9 ft at 3:51 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.2 ft at 4:37 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:33 amHigh 7.7 ft at 4:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Preston Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Preston Beach is about 54°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 43°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 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 Preston Beach
- Devereux Beach1.6 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Kings Beach2.3 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Nahant Beach3.5 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Revere Beach6.9 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Winthrop Beach8.0 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Nantasket Beach14 mi S · 1 ft · Poor
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About Preston Beach
Preston Beach is a beach break in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, facing southeast.
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