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Moshup Beach (public)
4.8★ · 68 Google ratings · Aquinnah, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
650 yd away · fills up
Walk
90 ft · under a minute
Water
73°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Length
0.6 miles of shoreline
Sand
110 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 3 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Moshup Beach (public)
Guide
Good to know
Visit for sunset views
The beach faces slightly west, positioning the sun directly over the water for spectacular evening light.
Walk the full length north
The pebble and rock-strewn beach extends far in both directions with colorful clay cliffs, stone formations, and old.
Arrive before 12:30pm in summer
Parking fills up fast during peak season, with reviewers noting the lot reaches capacity by early afternoon.
Plan for 20-minute walk from parking
The nearest parking is at the Gay Head visitor center, requiring a walk down to the beach rather.
Don't touch or remove cliff material
The colorful clay cliffs are fragile and protected; visitors should view them from a distance only.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · clear
Water
73°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.3 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:54 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:41 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:28 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:36 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:21 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 71 Moshup Trail, Aquinnah, MA 02535
🅿 Parking 650 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 90 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Moshup Beach (public)?
The nearest mapped parking area is 650 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Moshup Beach (public)?
90 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 Moshup Beach (public) 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 Moshup Beach (public) least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Tue 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
