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Wingaersheek Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Essex County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Wingaersheek Beach

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Essex (MA), 14 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good19.2 mi
  • Ozone22Good24 ppb19.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.4 ppb19.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wingaersheek Beach

None in the last 24 hours; 0.39 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.39in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wingaersheek Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat
Wingaersheek Beach from its sand, nowLooking ENE from the sand at 7:40 AM, daylight, overcast, waves about 4.0 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.NE50607080Facing ENE 61°Sun 48° rightWind 12 mphfrom SSE, along the beach
Looking ENE from the sand at 7:40 AM, daylight, overcast, waves about 4.0 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing ENE 61°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

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 Essex MA, and the waves at buoy 44013, 21.1 mi away.

Today

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

Waves at buoy 44013, Boston

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
4 s
From
SE (144°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 8 s from E
Wind waves
2.6 ft at 4 s from SE
Water
58 °F
Read
Fri 6:50 AM
Distance
21.1 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 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 6:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri2.6 ftWave height at buoy 44013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 6:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonThuNoonFri2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 6:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 6:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (144°)
Fri 5:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (159°)
Fri 4:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (155°)
Fri 3:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSE (146°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.3 ft3 sSSE (156°)
Fri 1:50 AM1.6 ft2 sS (179°)
Fri 12:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (101°)
Thu 11:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (87°)
Thu 10:50 PM1.3 ft10 sE (96°)
Thu 9:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (92°)
Thu 8:50 PM1.3 ft5 sNE (52°)
Thu 7:50 PM1.6 ft5 sNNE (32°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.6 ft5 sNE (35°)
Thu 5:50 PM2.0 ft5 sNE (37°)
Thu 4:50 PM2.0 ft5 sNNE (28°)
Thu 3:50 PM2.3 ft5 sNE (35°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.6 ft5 sNE (34°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.0 ft5 sNE (41°)
Thu 12:50 PM2.6 ft7 sE (87°)
Thu 11:50 AM2.6 ft4 sNNE (15°)
Thu 10:50 AM3.0 ft4 sNNW (348°)
Thu 9:50 AM3.3 ft3 sNNW (337°)
Thu 8:50 AM3.6 ft4 sNW (315°)
Thu 7:20 AM3.9 ft4 sNW (313°)

Surf zone forecast

Eastern Essex MA, including Beverly, Gloucester, and Newburyport. Issued 4:10 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskLowModerate
Surf height2 to 6 feet4 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the upper 50s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. ShowersMostly cloudy until 2 PM, then mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers
High temperatureIn the upper 60sAround 50
WindsSouth winds around 15 mphNorthwest winds around 20 mph
TidesNewburyportLow 1.5 ft, 10:13 AMHigh 8.2 ft, 4:07 PMGloucester HarborLow 1.9 ft, 9:27 AMHigh 8.7 ft, 3:41 PMNewburyportLow 1.7 ft, 11:03 AMHigh 8.0 ft, 4:58 PMGloucester HarborLow 2.1 ft, 10:17 AMHigh 8.4 ft, 4:33 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph
Monday
Surf height around 2 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph
Tuesday
Surf height around 2 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 10 mph

Tide

Tide at NewburyportLow 1.5 ft at Fri 10:13 AM, High 8.2 ft at Fri 4:07 PM, Low 1.7 ft at Sat 11:03 AM, High 8.0 ft at Sat 4:58 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon1.5 ft10:13 AM8.2 ft4:07 PM1.7 ft11:03 AM8.0 ft4:58 PMTide at NewburyportLow 1.5 ft at Fri 10:13 AM, High 8.2 ft at Fri 4:07 PM, Low 1.7 ft at Sat 11:03 AM, High 8.0 ft at Sat 4:58 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoonSatNoon1.5 ft10:13 AM8.2 ft4:07 PM1.7 ft11:03 AM8.0 ft4:58 PM
Tide at Newburyport. Low 1.5 ft at Fri 10:13 AM, High 8.2 ft at Fri 4:07 PM, Low 1.7 ft at Sat 11:03 AM, High 8.0 ft at Sat 4:58 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Essex County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
42.6501° N
Longitude
70.6842° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wingaersheek Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station KB1DML-5KB1DML-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

GloucesterMA010

Beside a road/2.0 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Beverly MunicipalBVY

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/108 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Gloucester 2.1 NWMA-ES-54

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Beverly 7NWBEVM3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/86 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Beverly 7NW (BEVM3), 9.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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