the beach today
Manchester-by-the-Sea

Singing
Beach

Manchester Magic

The jewel of the North Shore -- a small, perfectly formed beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea where the dry sand squeaks as you walk (a quirk of the round quartz grain size). Walk 10 minutes from the commuter rail station.

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

Singing Beach

Manchester-by-the-Sea, singing sand

Small, perfect, commuter rail

Crane Beach

Ipswich, 15 mi north

Blue-flag, 5 miles

Good Harbor

Gloucester, 10 mi north

Atlantic, Salt Island

Wingaersheek

Gloucester, 12 mi north

White sand, tidal flats

Devereux Beach

Marblehead, 15 mi south

Harbor views, families

Singing Beach South End

Rocky tide pools to the south

Tide pooling, marine life

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Manchester Village

10 min walk

The quaint Manchester center -- the best coffee and the Crocker Park harbor view

Gloucester

20 min north

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

Salem

25 min south

Historic Salem, the Peabody Essex Museum and the sea-captain architecture downtown

Rockport

30 min north

Motif No. 1, the artists colony and the Halibut Point State Park

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Singing Beach, the water is 55°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 64°F but feels like 59°F. Wind is 8 mph from the SW and the UV index peaks at 3 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 4:47 AM, Low 10:46 AM, High 5:03 PM, Low 11:29 PM. Dogs are allowed right now. Allowed until April 15.