Tag: Long Beach

Storm photos Day 3: Sunday high tide #GloucesterMA #RockportMA Long Beach seawall

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photos: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026

Long Beach update, high tide: The rip rap is exposed along the Long Beach seawall: the August shelf of sand is gone. (compare Thursday views to today’s). All staircases intact. The tides met the wall but with little splash over. Front row cottages’ yard furniture, umbrellas, planters and the like appear unbothered– and the pea stone pathway did not wash every which way. The prevailing blusters remain monodirectional. Accordingly, walkers’ vista one way is blurry white and the other clear and warmer. Seagulls tucked behind the popple berm and atop its ridge. The surf exhausted three off on their own.

SUNDAY
THURSDAY
Sunday 830am
Sunday 8:30am
Sunday 630AM (across MA 9573 outages. 5 in Gloucester)
Long Beach sand on Thursday
FRIDAY

Long Beach storm photos: 7:30 A.M. and Friday’s drenched sunset eve. #GloucesterMA #RockportMA

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September storm photos 9/26/26. “It’s a LOT harder this way!” passing walkers oft repeated, heading from Glouc. to Rockport end of Long Beach. At 7:30 AM ribbons of wind whipped dry sand failed to pick up. Rain began 8:30. Next high tide about 11:30. Forecast estimates 5-8pm as greater impact.

Long Beach photos before the storm. Surfers, plumes and popples.

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High tides: Thursday 10 AM. Friday 11AM (white foam has reached the wall). Saturday noon. Sunday 1PM.

photos: Sept. 24, 2026. Storm prep bustle was light because so many had cleared out ahead of Labor day. The footbridge to Cape Hedge is removed. The seawall stairs have not been removed for the season.

photos: Sept. 25, 2026. Surfers out.

video: Sept. 25

An early morning walk on Long Beach

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Rick and I took a walk on Long Beach Sunday morning.  Even though it was a little dreary, the light was beautiful.

Head’s Up! Whales feeding here again! Visible from shore, May 2nd. Off Long Beach. #RockportMA #GloucesterMA

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Spring time in Gloucester! Whales are visible from the shore in April and May. This year, multiple reports of sightings occurred on April 19th (morning and night) and May 2nd, 2026 (before 9AM). The whales can be difficult to spot and ID. Some species journey past, fast. Others may criss cross back and forth between Good Harbor Beach and Twin Lights, in a generalized area for hours or even all day. So, if you missed a sighting, keep your eyes open. Meanwhile, Common Eiders are busy spring mating and it’s a great year for forsythia.

Right whales were close in 2018.

Video: Whales still visible feeding! Between Milk Island and the shore just as Boston Celtics are way up at the half #RockportMA #GloucesterMA

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Snowstorm videos photos: Wind swirls heavy snow drifts taller than a toddler and icy coated surfaces where bare. Big surf off Long Beach #GloucesterMA What’s it like by you?

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photos & video January 26, 2026: Ventured out for a walk about 4 hours after high tide and was surprised by the rollers. Road plowed. Sand whipped wind near Long Beach.

Yesterday it came down steadily and looked like this at 10:30AM when it began.

Saturday was stunning.

Shark sightings Day 2 off Long Beach and Good Harbor. Big surf and blue sky #RockportMA #GloucesterMA

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Aug 22, 2025

Both Long Beach and Good Harbor Beach were closed to swimming again due to shark sightings –and seals, too, viewed from Good Harbor. Rumors about a beached Great White circulated and dissipated. Long Beach reopened to swimmers. The waves are tremendous.

Police boats and patrols investigate lifeguards’ and beach goers’  shark sighting off Long Beach

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10:30AM 8/21/2025

Buzz on Long Beach about the shark sightings. Harbor Master boats and police patrols on sand.

Suddenly, resplendent. Summer blue days #GloucesterMA

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photos: Good Harbor Beach. Long Beach. Inn at Good Harbor Beach. June 20, 2025. The weather forecast for next week is more unbroken fine summer weather for beach and Fiesta 🙂

Photos: June 19, 2025. Mesmerizing fog then the sun broke out and the sky was cloudless and blue. And June 12th.

video clip: Unusual seagull line up. They usually tuck in clumps along Long Beach for weather events.

Voices carry: Piping Plovers on Long Beach One April Morning

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zoom images: digiscoping hack (cell phone camera through binoculars)

Powder blue walks on Long Beach. What are the markers on both sides of Saratoga Creek?

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Early spring. March 2025

Sky and cottages

Flag markers

not sure what they indicate.

Mourning Dove eyelids

Saturday snow and drizzle. #GloucesterMA

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photos | video: This much snow about 8:30 AM in Gloucester, Ma. 1/11/2025. Roads clear. Winter views back shore, Good Harbor Beach, Days Pond, Long Beach.

video. mood.

October Beach days! Surfside Subs Closing for the Season at the end of the week.

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October 28, 2024. Surfside Subs is closing for the season— later this year because the weather has been warm, and they are slammed. On some summer days, they have record lobster roll sales. Can you guess how many?

Customers lined up one fall day for mudiga steak subs, turkey subs, tuna salad, pizzas, and yes, lobster rolls, which are on special this week. Also pizza. Buy any pizza and get a second one for $5, scrumptious fresh and hot. Too much? When you’re cold and missing a Long Beach Surfside slice, you’ll be happy you bought an extra to wrap and freeze for later.