Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Boston, MA

Boston is one of the few US cities with a subway-accessible ocean beach: the MBTA Blue Line runs to Revere Beach, the country's oldest public beach. North of the city, Crane Beach in Ipswich is about 31 miles (just under an hour), with Singing Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea and Wingaersheek in Gloucester as quieter alternatives. New England water stays cold well into summer.

Plan This Week

Veterans Day looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: North Hampton State Beach on Tuesday (59).

Within 60 mi

Revere Beach

5.8 mi · ~8 min drive · Suffolk County, MA

Decent day for photography.

55°F water 60°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (47)

Singing Beach

21 mi · ~30 min drive · Essex County, MA

Skip the beach today.

55°F water 58°F air 8 to 12 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (46)

Crane Beach

27 mi · ~39 min drive · Essex County, MA

Skip the beach today.

55°F water 58°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (47)

Wingaersheek Beach

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Essex County, MA

Skip the beach today.

55°F water 58°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (48)

Sandy Point State Reservation (Plum Island)

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Essex County, MA

Skip the beach today.

55°F water 58°F air 8 to 12 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (47)

Good Harbor Beach

28 mi · ~41 min drive · Essex County, MA

Skip the beach today.

55°F water 58°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (47)

Salisbury Beach State Reservation

36 mi · ~52 min drive · Essex County, MA

Great day for photography.

58°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (58)

Hampton Beach

40 mi · ~58 min drive · Rockingham County, NH

Great day for a beach walk.

North Hampton State Beach

44 mi · ~1 hr 3 min drive · Rockingham County, NH

Skip the beach today.

59°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (59)

Jenness State Beach

46 mi · ~1 hr 6 min drive · Rockingham County, NH

Skip the beach today.

59°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (58)

Race Point Beach

47 mi · ~1 hr 8 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

55°F water 60°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (52)

Wallis Sands State Beach

49 mi · ~1 hr 11 min drive · Rockingham County, NH

Skip the beach today.

56°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (57)

Old Silver Beach

55 mi · ~1 hr 19 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

58°F water 62°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (50)

Sandy Neck Beach Park

55 mi · ~1 hr 20 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

58°F water 63°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (51)

Long Sands Beach

60 mi · ~1 hr 26 min drive · York County, ME

Skip the beach today.

54°F water 58°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (45)

Craigville Beach

62 mi · ~1 hr 29 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

58°F water 62°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (51)

Mayflower Beach

62 mi · ~1 hr 29 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

58°F water 62°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (48)

Marconi Beach

65 mi · ~1 hr 33 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Skip the beach today.

58°F water 61°F air 8 to 12 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (46)

Ogunquit Beach

66 mi · ~1 hr 35 min drive · York County, ME

Skip the beach today.

54°F water 59°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (45)

West Dennis Beach

67 mi · ~1 hr 36 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

58°F water 63°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (52)

Narragansett Town Beach

67 mi · ~1 hr 36 min drive · Washington County, RI

Decent day for photography.

60°F water 64°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (53)

Coast Guard Beach

67 mi · ~1 hr 37 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

58°F water 62°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (49)

Nauset Beach

70 mi · ~1 hr 41 min drive · Barnstable County, MA

Ideal for photography.

58°F water 61°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (47)

Scarborough State Beach

70 mi · ~1 hr 41 min drive · Washington County, RI

Decent day for photography.

60°F water 63°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (53)

Wells Beach

70 mi · ~1 hr 41 min drive · York County, ME

Skip the beach today.

54°F water 58°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (45)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Boston. Real drive times depend on highway routing, weekend traffic, and where in the metro you start. For summer Saturdays, plan 20–40 minutes longer than the estimates here. The range slider above filters by the same straight-line distance.