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Little Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Little Beach

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Boston Metro (MA), 16 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good10.7 mi
  • Ozone18Good23 ppb12.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good12.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good8 ppb10.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb12.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm10.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Little Beach

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.34 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.34in

Visibility

How far you can see at Little Beach, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 9 PM.

FriSatSun
Little Beach from its sand, nowLooking NNE from the sand at 3:02 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 3.5 ft every 5 s, the tide rising at 8.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.N102030Facing NNE 19°Sun 155° leftMoon 130° rightWind 11 mphfrom SSW, offshore
Looking NNE from the sand at 3:02 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 3.5 ft every 5 s, the tide rising at 8.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing NNE 19°

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 Plymouth MA, and the waves at buoy 44013, 12.1 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
2 to 5 feet
Water temperature
In the upper 50s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44013, Boston

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
5 s
From
SE (138°)
Swell
1.0 ft at 11 s from ENE
Wind waves
2.6 ft at 5 s from SE
Water
58 °F
Read
Fri 2:20 PM
Distance
12.1 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 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon2.6 ftWave height at buoy 44013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftThuNoonFriNoon2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 2:20 PM2.6 ft5 sSE (138°)
Fri 1:50 PM2.6 ft5 sSE (132°)
Fri 12:50 PM3.3 ft5 sSE (143°)
Fri 11:50 AM3.6 ft5 sSE (142°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.3 ft5 sSSE (156°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.9 ft5 sSSE (148°)
Fri 8:50 AM3.6 ft4 sSSE (147°)
Fri 7:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (146°)
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°)

Surf zone forecast

Eastern Plymouth MA, including Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Plymouth, and Scituate. Issued 4:10 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskLowHigh
Surf height2 to 5 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the upper 50s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. ShowersMostly cloudy until 3 PM, then mostly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouth winds around 15 mphNorthwest winds around 20 mph
TidesScituate HarborLow 1.8 ft, 9:33 AMHigh 8.8 ft, 3:46 PMPlymouthLow 2.1 ft, 9:59 AMHigh 9.6 ft, 3:54 PMScituate HarborLow 2.1 ft, 10:23 AMHigh 8.5 ft, 4:38 PMPlymouthLow 2.4 ft, 10:49 AMHigh 9.3 ft, 4:44 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 4 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height around 2 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 15 mph

Tide

Tide at Scituate HarborLow 1.8 ft at Fri 9:33 AM, High 8.8 ft at Fri 3:46 PM, Low 2.1 ft at Sat 10:23 AM, High 8.5 ft at Sat 4:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon1.8 ft9:33 AM8.8 ft3:46 PM2.1 ft10:23 AM8.5 ft4:38 PMNow 8.6 ftTide at Scituate HarborLow 1.8 ft at Fri 9:33 AM, High 8.8 ft at Fri 3:46 PM, Low 2.1 ft at Sat 10:23 AM, High 8.5 ft at Sat 4:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoonSatNoon1.8 ft9:33 AM8.8 ft3:46 PM2.1 ft10:23 AM8.5 ft4:38 PMNow 8.6 ft
Tide at Scituate Harbor. Low 1.8 ft at Fri 9:33 AM, High 8.8 ft at Fri 3:46 PM, Low 2.1 ft at Sat 10:23 AM, High 8.5 ft at Sat 4:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Plymouth County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
42.2690° N
Longitude
70.8641° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Little Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station GW6013GW6013

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/54 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

QuincyMA004

Beside a road/8.5 mi away/131 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Boston/Logan INTLBOS

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Cohasset 2.2 NNWMA-NF-90

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/50 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

HinghamHINM3

At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/89 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Hingham (HINM3), 3.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

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