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Swansea Town Beach
4.4★ · 352 Google ratings · Swansea, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
30 ft away
Walk
140 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
76°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Sand
160 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 8% of 12 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Swansea Town Beach
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Guide
Good to know
Time your visit by tide
At low tide you can walk out hundreds of yards in shin-deep water, ideal for young children.
Bring water shoes
The beach has abundant periwinkle snails, rocks, and broken shells that make bare feet uncomfortable.
Go after 4pm for free parking
Day parking is five dollars, but reviewers report free parking after 4pm on weekdays.
Expect occasional water quality issues
A few reviewers reported murky water or temporary closures due to bacterial concerns near the marina area.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
71°F · clear
Water
76°F
Waves
0.7 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the S
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 02:18 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:26 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:48 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:12 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:20 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 574 Ocean Grove Ave, Swansea, MA 02777
🅿 Parking 30 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 140 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Swansea Town Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 30 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Swansea Town 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 Swansea Town 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 Swansea Town Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
