Overview

Dog Beach is a kitesurf spot located in the Nahant/Lynn area, on the north shore of Massachusetts. This beach faces east toward Massachusetts Bay and offers good wind conditions. Accessible and popular spot among kitesurfers from the Boston area.

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Spot forecast for Dog Beach

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 17:54

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 0.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:46 · 1.2 m High tide 07:59 · 2.9 m Low tide 12:43 · 1.5 m High tide 13:05 · 1.5 m Low tide 13:57 · 1.5 m High tide 18:54 · 3.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:34 · 1.2 m High tide 08:44 · 3 m Low tide 14:48 · 1.3 m High tide 20:27 · 3.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:13 · 1.1 m High tide 09:18 · 3.1 m Low tide 15:27 · 1.2 m High tide 21:06 · 3.2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:34 · 1.1 m High tide 09:29 · 3.3 m Low tide 15:49 · 1 m High tide 21:44 · 3.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:46 · 1 m High tide 09:56 · 3.5 m Low tide 16:18 · 0.8 m High tide 22:24 · 3.4 m

Dog Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

253h

in August · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 253 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 11 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 141 mm.

Monthly averages: Dog Beach

Monthly averages — Dog Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.0	69 h	2 °C	130 mm
February	13.5	106 h	3 °C	57 mm
March	19.0	180 h	5 °C	141 mm
April	24.0	233 h	9 °C	70 mm
May	27.0	305 h	13 °C	134 mm
June	27.0	263 h	20 °C	61 mm
July	27.5	302 h	22 °C	86 mm
August	29.5	253 h	21 °C	16 mm
September	25.5	234 h	18 °C	59 mm
October	22.5	183 h	15 °C	57 mm
November	12.0	93 h	10 °C	49 mm
December	15.0	91 h	4 °C	83 mm

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Technical details of Dog Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Massachusetts Bay conditions with waves possible on east or northeast swell. Longshore currents present. Water state variable from flat to formed waves. Open fetch to the east and northeast.

Hazards

Longshore currents and possible rip currents. Rocks on the sides of the beach. Cold water year-round – thick wetsuit required. Swimmers and dog walkers in summer.

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