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Town Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Town Beach

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, North Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 21 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good15.8 mi
  • Ozone22Good25 ppb17.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-17.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7 ppb15.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb17.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm15.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Town Beach

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.35 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.35in

Visibility

How far you can see at Town Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon
Town Beach from its sand, nowLooking ENE from the sand at 4:48 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 5.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 8.5 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.607080EFacing ENE 73°Sun 173° rightMoon 87° rightWind 10 mphfrom NNW, along the beachRip current risk: highRips run out through the surf
Looking ENE from the sand at 4:48 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 5.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 8.5 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing ENE 73°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: high

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Eastern Plymouth MA, and the waves at buoy 44013, 9.1 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
High
Surf height
4 to 6 feet
Water temperature
In the upper 50s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44013, Boston

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
-
From
NNW (334°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 8 s from ESE
Wind waves
3.6 ft at 4 s from NNW
Water
58 °F
Read
Sat 4:10 PM
Distance
9.1 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 44013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon3.9 ftWave height at buoy 44013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftFriNoonSatNoon3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 4:10 PM3.9 ft-NNW (334°)
Sat 3:50 PM3.9 ft4 sNNW (331°)
Sat 2:50 PM3.9 ft4 sNNW (336°)
Sat 1:50 PM3.6 ft4 sNNW (335°)
Sat 12:50 PM3.3 ft4 sN (10°)
Sat 11:50 AM3.6 ft4 sNNW (335°)
Sat 10:50 AM4.3 ft4 sNNW (337°)
Sat 9:50 AM4.3 ft4 sNW (326°)
Sat 8:50 AM3.6 ft4 sNNW (334°)
Sat 7:50 AM3.6 ft4 sNNW (336°)
Sat 6:50 AM3.9 ft4 sNNW (335°)
Sat 5:50 AM4.3 ft5 sNNW (339°)
Sat 4:50 AM3.9 ft4 sNNW (341°)
Sat 3:50 AM3.6 ft4 sNW (323°)
Sat 2:50 AM2.3 ft3 sWNW (294°)
Sat 1:50 AM2.3 ft4 sWNW (282°)
Sat 12:50 AM2.3 ft3 sW (268°)
Fri 11:50 PM2.6 ft6 sESE (114°)
Fri 10:50 PM2.0 ft6 sESE (102°)
Fri 9:50 PM2.0 ft6 sESE (111°)
Fri 8:50 PM2.0 ft6 sESE (108°)
Fri 7:50 PM2.0 ft7 sE (101°)
Fri 6:50 PM2.6 ft4 sSSE (147°)
Fri 5:50 PM2.6 ft4 sSSE (149°)

Surf zone forecast

Eastern Plymouth MA, including Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Plymouth, and Scituate. Issued 4:10 PM EDT Sat Oct 17.

ForecastRest of todaySunday
Rip current riskHighLow
Surf height4 to 6 feet2 to 3 feet
Water temperatureIn the upper 50s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherPartly sunnySunny
High temperatureIn the lower 50sIn the lower 50s
WindsNorth winds around 15 mphNortheast winds 10 to 15 mph
TidesScituate HarborHigh 8.5 ft, 4:38 PMPlymouthHigh 9.3 ft, 4:44 PMScituate HarborLow 2.3 ft, 11:17 AMHigh 8.3 ft, 5:34 PMPlymouthLow 2.6 ft, 11:43 AMHigh 9.1 ft, 5:38 PM
Monday
Surf height 2 to 6 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 7 to 9 feet. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 20 mph
Wednesday
Surf height 7 to 9 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Breezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph

Tide

Tide at Scituate HarborHigh 8.5 ft at Sat 4:38 PM, Low 2.3 ft at Sun 11:17 AM, High 8.3 ft at Sun 5:34 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PM8.5 ft4:38 PM2.3 ft11:17 AM8.3 ft5:34 PMNow 8.5 ftTide at Scituate HarborHigh 8.5 ft at Sat 4:38 PM, Low 2.3 ft at Sun 11:17 AM, High 8.3 ft at Sun 5:34 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftSunNoon8.5 ft4:38 PM2.3 ft11:17 AM8.3 ft5:34 PMNow 8.5 ft
Tide at Scituate Harbor. High 8.5 ft at Sat 4:38 PM, Low 2.3 ft at Sun 11:17 AM, High 8.3 ft at Sun 5:34 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Plymouth County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
42.2449° N
Longitude
70.7656° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Town Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station DW2589DW2589

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/90 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

MarshfieldGHG

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/11 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

QuincyMA004

Beside a road/13.2 mi away/131 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Cohasset 0.3 NWMA-NF-66

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/35 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

HinghamHINM3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/89 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Hingham (HINM3), 7.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

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