the beach today
New Hampshire Seacoast

Hampton
Beach

Seacoast Summer

New Hampshire's classic summer beach: wide Atlantic sand, a mile of boardwalk arcades and fried dough, free nightly concerts on the Seashell Stage, and Wednesday-night fireworks over the water.

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

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Hampton Beach State Park

Wide main beach at the south end by the harbor

State beach · lifeguards

North Beach

Quieter surf stretch along Route 1A north

Metered · local feel

Plaice Cove

Rocky tidepools and a calmer neighborhood cove

Limited parking

Jenness State Beach

Rye surf beach 15 min north

Metered · surfers

Seabrook Beach

Long residential barrier beach just south

Resident stickers

Salisbury Beach, MA

State reservation just over the border south

State park · big lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Portsmouth

20 min north

Historic port, Strawbery Banke and downtown dining

Rye

15 min north

Odiorne Point, the Seacoast Science Center and quiet coves

Newburyport, MA

20 min south

Federal-era brick downtown and the Merrimack waterfront

Exeter

20 min west

River town with Phillips Exeter and colonial history

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Hampton Beach, the water is 56°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 67°F but feels like 61°F. Wind is 7 mph from the WSW and the UV index peaks at 3 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 4:54 AM, Low 11:08 AM, High 5:10 PM, Low 11:55 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash. Allowed until May 1.