Overview

Herring Run is a spot located in the Westport area on Massachusetts' south coast, near the Rhode Island border. This estuarine body of water offers protected conditions near the Westport River mouth. The natural setting combines salt marshes and sandy shores.

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Spot forecast for Herring Run

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 17:56

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 04:11 · 1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 07:50 · 0.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 08:37 · 0.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 10:24 · 0.5 m

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Herring Run: 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

312h

in May · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in May, with 312 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 153 mm.

Monthly averages: Herring Run

Monthly averages — Herring Run — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.5	221 h	3 °C	105 mm
February	26.5	240 h	4 °C	95 mm
March	28.0	306 h	9 °C	153 mm
April	27.5	310 h	13 °C	109 mm
May	30.0	312 h	18 °C	106 mm
June	28.5	279 h	24 °C	46 mm
July	27.5	264 h	26 °C	45 mm
August	30.0	257 h	25 °C	47 mm
September	24.5	202 h	23 °C	18 mm
October	27.5	255 h	18 °C	129 mm
November	27.5	236 h	12 °C	53 mm
December	26.5	206 h	4 °C	108 mm

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Technical details of Herring Run spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Estuarine body of water with moderate chop. Tidal currents present, significant near the mouth. Cold water year-round — full wetsuit essential (5/4mm in winter, 4/3mm in summer). Muddy and sandy bottom with shallow depth at low tide.

Hazards

Strong tidal currents near the river mouth. Shallow depth at low tide. Muddy bottom. Cold water — hypothermia risk. Marsh areas to avoid for launching and landing.

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