Salisbury · Essex County · Massachusetts
Salisbury Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Massachusetts
Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts: 2 ft, knee high, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 11 mph offshore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 19 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 9.9 ft at 11:27 am.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 11 mph (WSW), gusts 19offshore
- Tide
- 9.8 ft fallinghigh 9.9 ft at 11:27 am
- Water
- 54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 54°Ffeels like 45°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 4:25 pm
Salisbury Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Salisbury Beach: 6 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 Salisbury 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 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 1.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 2.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 8.7 ft |
| 11 amnow | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 9.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 8.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 6.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 16 | 3.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (SW), gusts 16 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (SW), gusts 14 | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 3.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 5.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 7.3 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 8.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 9.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 8.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 7.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 5.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 2.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.9 ft |
Salisbury Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Salisbury Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 221 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
- 6% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Salisbury Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Salisbury Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–5 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Salisbury 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 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 10 s · E | 8 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 11 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–5 ft | Poor | 3.4 ft · 6 s · ENE | 18 mph onshore (NE), gusts 27 | 19 mph onshore (NE), gusts 29 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–5 ft | Fair | 5.5 ft · 8 s · ENE | 15 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 7 s · NE | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 5 s · NE | 7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (NW) | calm | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4 mph offshore (W) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Salisbury Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Salisbury Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Salisbury Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.7 ft at 5:08 am, high 9.9 ft at 11:27 am and low -0.2 ft at 5:49 pm. At 11 am the tide is 9.8 ft and falling.
Salisbury Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:08 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:27 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:49 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.6 ft at 12:01 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:52 amHigh 9.2 ft at 12 pmLow -0.1 ft at 6:23 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.0 ft at 12:38 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:24 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:42 pmLow 1.0 ft at 7:03 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.5 ft at 1:18 amLow 2.3 ft at 7:06 amHigh 9.5 ft at 1:18 pmLow 1.1 ft at 7:49 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.0 ft at 1:59 amLow 2.1 ft at 7:50 amHigh 8.8 ft at 2:03 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:34 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.4 ft at 2:46 amLow 2.0 ft at 8:40 amHigh 8.0 ft at 2:49 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:21 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 6.8 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.7 ft at 9:29 amHigh 7.6 ft at 3:45 pmLow 1.0 ft at 10:11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 6.9 ft at 4:31 amLow 1.9 ft at 10:27 amHigh 7.4 ft at 4:40 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Salisbury Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Salisbury Beach is about 54°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 45°F and an 11 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 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 Salisbury Beach
- Seabrook Beach, New Hampshire2.6 mi N · 2 ft · Poor
- Hampton Beach, New Hampshire4.2 mi N · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Plum Island Point4.4 mi S · 1–2 ft · Poor
- The Wall, New Hampshire5.2 mi N · 1–2 ft · Poor
- North Beach, New Hampshire6.3 mi N · 2 ft · Poor
- Plaice Cove, New Hampshire6.9 mi NNE · 2 ft · Fair
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About Salisbury Beach
Salisbury Beach is a beach break in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, facing east.
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