the beach today
New Hampshire Seacoast

Wallis
Sands

Seacoast Calm

Rye's easygoing family state beach: wide, clean Atlantic sand, a bathhouse and a big lot, with the Isles of Shoals on the horizon and the quiet Seacoast just up Route 1A from Hampton's boardwalk.

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

Wallis Sands State Beach

Wide, clean family beach with a bathhouse

State beach · lifeguards

Jenness State Beach

Rye's surf beach, metered, 2 mi south

Metered · surfers

Sawyers Beach

Small local cove just south of Wallis Sands

Limited parking

Rye Harbor / Ragged Neck

Rocky point, picnic tables and the boat docks

State park · small lot

Odiorne Point

Rocky shore, tidepools and the science center

State park · trails

Hampton Beach

The big boardwalk beach 15 min south

Arcades · concerts

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Portsmouth

15 min north

Historic port, Strawbery Banke and a walkable downtown

New Castle

15 min north

Island town, Fort Constitution and the Wentworth

Hampton Beach

15 min south

Boardwalk arcades, Seashell concerts and fireworks

Kittery, ME

20 min north

Outlet shops and lobster shacks over the border

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Wallis Sands, the water is 56°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 68°F but feels like 62°F. Wind is 6 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 4:37 AM, Low 10:31 AM, High 4:53 PM, Low 11:18 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash. Allowed until May 1.