the beach today
Cape Ann, Gloucester

Good Harbor
Beach

Cape Ann Atlantic

Gloucester's premier Atlantic-facing beach -- a long sandy arc backed by low dunes on Cape Ann, with Salt Island connected by a sandbar at low tide and the open Atlantic rolling in. Consistently voted one of New England's finest.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

more tools coming

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Boat Trips

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Good Harbor Beach

Gloucester, Atlantic, Salt Island

Long sandy arc, Cape Ann

Wingaersheek

Gloucester, 5 mi west

Tidal flats, Ipswich Bay

Long Beach

Gloucester/Rockport line, 3 mi east

Long, Atlantic

Crane Beach

Ipswich, 15 mi north

Blue-flag estate beach

Singing Beach

Manchester, 10 mi south

Singing sand, intimate

Cape Hedge Beach

Rockport, 4 mi east

Rocky, tide pools, wild

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Gloucester Waterfront

15 min west

The Man at the Helm, the fish pier and the best seafood on Cape Ann

Rockport

10 min east

Motif No. 1, the artists colony, Roy Moore's fish shack and the Headlands

Essex

25 min west

Woodman's (original fried clam), antique shops and the Essex River boat tours

Eastern Point

5 min south

Eastern Point Lighthouse, the Beauport mansion and the best harbor seals on the North Shore

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Good Harbor Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.