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Green Harbor Beach (#11A)
4.5★ · 103 Google ratings · Marshfield, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
100 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Good · 4% of 27 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Wed 8am
Map of Green Harbor Beach (#11A)
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2018–2026
Visit at low tide
The tide recedes dramatically, exposing hundreds of feet of packed sand that's ideal for accessibility and exploring tidal flats.
Arrive early on weekends
The main public lot holds only about 20 cars and fills quickly, leaving visitors to park on side.
Park at the Lobster Pound instead
This nearby lot accepts $20 cash parking and offers a short walk over a bridge to the beach.
Check for seaweed and odor conditions
Low tide can cause marsh smell, and seaweed accumulation may not be cleared until Memorial Day weekend.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
71°F · clear
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.7 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:47 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:44 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:06 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:20 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 MARS-M05-07, #11A, Marshfield, MA 02050
🌊 Water 100 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Green Harbor Beach?
100 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 Green Harbor 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 Green Harbor Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 8am and the busiest at Sun 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
