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Highland Beach
3.7★ · 10 Google ratings · Truro, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
120 ft · under a minute
Water
68°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
10 ft range today
Sand
260 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 4 samples clean · 2025
Map of Highland Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go for scenery and wildlife
The beach features attractive sand dunes and occasional seal sightings, though seals rarely surface visibly.
Visit before early June
The beach becomes residents-only from June 3rd through Labor Day, making it inaccessible to the public during peak summer.
Expect rough surf conditions
Water conditions can be choppy, so plan accordingly if you're hoping to swim rather than just visit the shore.
Search for Coast Guard Beach
This beach is actually called Coast Guard Beach despite being labeled as Highland Beach in some maps; it's.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
66°F · overcast
Water
68°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.4 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the NE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:11 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:09 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:28 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:56 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:47 AM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Highland Beach?
120 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 Highland 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.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
