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Cape Hedge Beach (192A South St)
4.7★ · 26 Google ratings · Rockport, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
150 ft · under a minute
Cost
Paid parking
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
0.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 6 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Fri 7pm
Map of Cape Hedge Beach (192A South St)
Guide
Good to know
Great for dogs and evening visits
The beach offers ample space for dogs to run and provides beautiful sunset views.
Visit at low tide
Sand expands significantly at low tide, while high tide leaves mostly large pebbles for lounging.
Parking requires resident sticker
Non-resident parking is extremely limited or restricted to resident-only during season, with risk of towing.
Expect rocky access and terrain
The parking lot and beach entrance are rocky, making access difficult for people with mobility challenges.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
72°F · overcast
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.0 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the W
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:39 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:33 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:57 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:22 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 192A South St, Rockport, MA 01966
🌊 Water 150 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Cape Hedge Beach?
150 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Cape Hedge Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Cape Hedge Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Fri 7pm and the busiest at Wed 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
