What are the current surf conditions at Crane Beach?

Crane Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Crane Beach?

The best time to surf Crane Beach is typically when swell comes from the N direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Crane Beach Surf Report & Forecast

Ipswich, Massachusetts

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🌬️ WIND

14
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🌊 SWELL

1.3
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HEIGHT

1.3ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

29kt

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AIR TEMP

11°C

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0.7ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Small 1.3ft waves with mixed swell but pretty windy at 14kt Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 8

POOR3 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.4ft 💨 1-14kt 🌡️ 9-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	2kt	SE	3kt	11°C	12°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	ESE	1kt	S	3kt	11°C	12°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	ESE	3kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	10kt	10°C	12°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	6kt	W	13kt	10°C	12°C	0.9mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	SE	7kt	W	16kt	9°C	12°C	0.9mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	SE	9kt	W	19kt	9°C	12°C	0.9mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SE	11kt	WNW	23kt	9°C	12°C	1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SE	12kt	WNW	25kt	10°C	12°C	0.7mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SE	13kt	WNW	27kt	11°C	12°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	14kt	WNW	29kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	13kt	WNW	26kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	12kt	WNW	23kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	11kt	WNW	20kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	11kt	WNW	20kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	11kt	WNW	20kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ESE	10kt	W	19kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	ESE	9kt	W	20kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	8kt	W	21kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	WSW	22kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	WSW	22kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	WSW	22kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	WSW	22kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	8kt	WSW	22kt	10°C	12°C	0mm

Monday

Nov 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-1.0ft 💨 8-13kt 🌡️ 7-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	8kt	WSW	23kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	9kt	WSW	23kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	9kt	WSW	23kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	9kt	WSW	24kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	10kt	WSW	24kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	24kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	24kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	10kt	WSW	25kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	11kt	WSW	25kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	11kt	WSW	25kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	12kt	W	25kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	SE	13kt	W	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SSE	13kt	W	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	S	13kt	W	23kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SSE	13kt	W	23kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	SE	12kt	WNW	23kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	12kt	WNW	24kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	12kt	WNW	23kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	11kt	WNW	23kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	11kt	WNW	23kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	10kt	WNW	22kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	10kt	WNW	22kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	10kt	WNW	21kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	9kt	WNW	20kt	7°C	12°C	0mm

Tuesday

Nov 10

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.0ft 💨 6-9kt 🌡️ 6-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	8kt	WNW	19kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	8kt	WNW	19kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WNW	18kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WNW	18kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	W	18kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	W	17kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	W	17kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	W	16kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	W	15kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	W	14kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	8kt	W	13kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	8kt	WSW	14kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	8kt	WSW	15kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ESE	9kt	WSW	15kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	8kt	WSW	17kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	18kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	19kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	20kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	21kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	22kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	21kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	W	21kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	W	20kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	W	19kt	10°C	12°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 11

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-0.9ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 8-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	6kt	W	18kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	6kt	W	17kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	6kt	W	17kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	5kt	W	16kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	5kt	W	16kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	4kt	W	14kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	4kt	W	12kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	4kt	WNW	10kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	4kt	WNW	9kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	4kt	WNW	8kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	3kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	3kt	NW	6kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	3kt	NW	6kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	3kt	NW	5kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	3kt	N	5kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	NE	5kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	E	5kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	4kt	ENE	6kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	4kt	ENE	6kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	4kt	ENE	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	E	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	ESE	5kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	ESE	5kt	10°C	12°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-0.7ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 8-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	3kt	ESE	5kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	3kt	ESE	5kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	3kt	E	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	2kt	ENE	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	2kt	ENE	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	3kt	NE	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	E	3kt	NNE	5kt	9°C	12°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	E	3kt	N	5kt	9°C	12°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	E	4kt	N	6kt	9°C	12°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	E	5kt	N	7kt	9°C	12°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	E	5kt	NNE	7kt	9°C	12°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	ESE	6kt	NNE	9kt	9°C	12°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	ESE	6kt	NNE	10kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	ESE	7kt	NNE	12kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	7kt	NNE	13kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	6kt	NNE	14kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NNE	15kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NE	13kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	5kt	NE	11kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	4kt	ENE	10kt	9°C	12°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	5kt	ENE	12kt	9°C	12°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	7kt	ENE	13kt	9°C	12°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	8kt	E	15kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	8kt	E	15kt	9°C	12°C	0mm

Friday

Nov 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-5.1ft 💨 9-20kt 🌡️ 7-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	9kt	E	15kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	E	10kt	E	15kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	E	10kt	E	16kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	E	11kt	ENE	17kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	E	12kt	ENE	18kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	13kt	ENE	19kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	14kt	ENE	21kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	15kt	ENE	22kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	15kt	ENE	23kt	9°C	12°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	16kt	ENE	25kt	8°C	12°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	16kt	ENE	26kt	8°C	12°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	17kt	ENE	27kt	8°C	12°C	0.8mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	E	17kt	ENE	28kt	7°C	12°C	1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	E	18kt	ENE	29kt	7°C	12°C	1.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	E	19kt	ENE	30kt	7°C	12°C	2.5mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	E	19kt	ENE	32kt	7°C	12°C	3.7mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	E	20kt	ENE	33kt	7°C	12°C	4.9mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	6s	ENE	19kt	ENE	31kt	7°C	12°C	4.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	5s	ENE	17kt	ENE	30kt	7°C	12°C	3.6mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	5s	NE	16kt	NE	28kt	7°C	12°C	2.9mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3ft	6s	NE	16kt	NE	27kt	7°C	12°C	2.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	4ft	6s	ENE	15kt	NE	26kt	7°C	12°C	1.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	5.1ft	7s	ENE	15kt	NE	25kt	7°C	11°C	0.7mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4.9ft	7s	ENE	15kt	NE	25kt	7°C	11°C	0.7mm

Saturday

Nov 14

POOR5 good hours

🌊 2.5-7.5ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 3-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	7s	ENE	15kt	NE	25kt	7°C	11°C	0.7mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	ENE	15kt	NE	25kt	7°C	11°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	7s	ENE	14kt	NE	24kt	7°C	11°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	7s	ENE	13kt	NE	23kt	7°C	11°C	0.7mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	ENE	12kt	NE	22kt	7°C	11°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	ENE	11kt	NNE	23kt	7°C	11°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	7s	ENE	11kt	N	23kt	6°C	11°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	7s	E	10kt	N	24kt	6°C	11°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.9ft	8s	ENE	10kt	N	22kt	5°C	11°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	8s	ENE	11kt	N	21kt	4°C	11°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	7.5ft	8s	ENE	11kt	N	20kt	4°C	11°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	ENE	10kt	N	17kt	4°C	11°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	8s	ENE	9kt	N	14kt	4°C	11°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	E	7kt	N	11kt	5°C	11°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	E	7kt	N	12kt	5°C	11°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	ENE	8kt	N	13kt	4°C	11°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	8s	ENE	8kt	NNE	14kt	4°C	11°C	0.7mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	4.8ft	8s	E	8kt	N	14kt	4°C	11°C	0.7mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	8s	E	7kt	N	13kt	4°C	11°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	E	7kt	NNW	13kt	4°C	11°C	0.8mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	8s	E	6kt	NNW	12kt	4°C	11°C	1.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NW	11kt	4°C	11°C	1.5mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	ENE	6kt	WNW	10kt	3°C	11°C	1.8mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	ENE	7kt	WNW	12kt	4°C	11°C	1.7mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.1ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:1-14kt SE

Water Temperature:12°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Crane Beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts is a semi-exposed beach break that offers occasional surf, with the most reliable conditions appearing during hurricane season in late summer and early fall—particularly in September. It works best on long-period southeast to east swells and light offshore winds from the northwest, with a mid to high tide providing the cleanest wave shape. Due to its limited swell window and shallow sandbars, it’s not a consistent spot, but can offer fun, mellow rides when the conditions line up. The beach is scenic and well-maintained, drawing more beachgoers than surfers on most days.

Best Swell Direction: N

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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