anchorage · Massachusetts

Boston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage Area

Green light. The water is giving you a comfortable window.

Sunny · 84° · 7 kt windNDBC 44013 · CO-OPS 8443970 · NWS + KBOS
Today's callGohigh confidence

2 PM–6 PM is the best 4-hour window inside your selected limits.

For Pursuit 235 · 4 hours · limits 15 kt / 2.5 ft

Make it yours, skipper

The flag re-reads the water for your boat and your day.

Your boat

Time on the water

Your comfort line: 15 kt wind · 2.5 ft seas

Pick your day

Seven days, one honest flag each.

Showing hourly detail for today. Each flag uses that day's own forecast.

Peak wind9 kt

Daylight forecast

Peak seas1 ft

7 NWS grid hours

TideLow 8 AM

4 turns today

Observed now8 kt

NDBC 44013

Water temperature64.9 °F

NDBC 44013 · observed 7/17/2026, 1:30:00 PM EDT

How the day develops

Wind, waves, and tide stay aligned to the same daylight hours.

Wind4–9 kt

Sustained wind in knots. The dashed line is your selected boat limit.

Waves1–1 ft

Wave height from the NWS marine grid, with clearly identified buoy-based estimates for gaps.

Tide0.2–10.2 ft

Predicted water level in feet relative to MLLW from NOAA CO-OPS.

Hour by hour

Daylight only. The useful part of your day.

9 kt1 ft seas
9 kt1 ft seas
8 kt1 ft seas
7 kt1 ft seas
6 kt1 ft seas
5 kt1 ft seas
4 kt1 ft seas
View exact hourly readings
TimeWindSeasTideSky
2 PM9 kt · G 91 ft · NOAA grid10.22 ft · High 2 PMSunny
3 PM9 kt · G 91 ft · NOAA grid10.11 ft · EbbSunny
4 PM8 kt · G 81 ft · NOAA grid8.81 ft · EbbSunny
5 PM7 kt · G 81 ft · NOAA grid6.66 ft · EbbSunny
6 PM6 kt · G 81 ft · NOAA grid4.07 ft · EbbMostly Clear
7 PM5 kt · G 81 ft · NOAA grid1.62 ft · EbbMostly Clear
8 PM4 kt · G 81 ft · NOAA grid0.16 ft · Low 8 PMMostly Clear

How this forecast is built

5 of 5 inputs reporting. Stations, locations, and roles are shown below.

Wind + skyNWS forecast at Boston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage Area

Resolved directly from the destination coordinates.

WavesNWS grid 44013 + NDBC 44013

The buoy fills wave gaps and supplies observations.

TideCO-OPS 8443970

Predicted heights and high/low timing.

Water temperatureNDBC 44013 · 64.9°F

Latest available buoy observation.

Source geography

Where these readings come from

Dashed lines connect this destination to the stations contributing marine, tide, and aviation context.

  • Forecast pointBoston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage AreaNWS forecast point
  • BuoyBoston · 4401316 NM away
  • Tide gaugeBoston · 84439705.7 NM away
  • AviationBoston/Logan Intl · KBOS6 NM away
Locating forecast sources…
live · forecast
Strong match

NWS hourly forecast

RoleSupplies the hourly wind, sky, temperature, and precipitation forecast at this destination.

forecast point
Boston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage Area · boston-harbor-ma-merrymount-yacht-club-anchorage-area
Coordinates
42.2666° N, 70.9952° W

Why this sourceUses the catalog's pre-resolved NWS grid cell for these destination coordinates.

Data timingForecast grid updated · 2 hr ago

ConfidenceThe forecast is resolved directly at this location.

Hourly wind, weather, temperature, and precipitation forecast resolved from the selected latitude/longitude.

live · wave forecast
Strong match

NWS coastal marine grid

RoleSupplies forecast wave heights, which Boat or Nope uses before buoy-based estimates when available.

marine grid point
Boston · 44013
Distance
16 NM from destination
Coordinates
42.3460° N, 70.6510° W

Why this sourceResolved on the coastal marine grid at 44013, the selected marine reference point for this destination.

Data timingMarine grid updated · 2 hr ago

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Wave-height forecast resolved at marine reference 44013. Used before Boat or Nope's observed-buoy fallback when the grid reports usable wave heights.

live · observed
Strong match

NDBC 44013

RoleChecks recent observed wind, waves, and water temperature and helps fill gaps when the marine grid has no usable wave value.

buoy
Boston · 44013
Distance
16 NM from destination
Coordinates
42.3460° N, 70.6510° W

Why this sourceSelected from the catalog as the nearest trusted NDBC marine observation station for Boston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage Area.

Data timingLatest buoy observation · 31 min ago

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Selected catalog buoy, 16 NM from the selected location. Reports observed wind, waves, and water temperature when those sensors are available.

live · prediction
Strong match

CO-OPS 8443970

RoleSupplies predicted tide heights and high/low timing for each forecast day.

tide station
Boston · 8443970
Distance
5.7 NM from destination
Coordinates
42.3530° N, 71.0500° W

Why this sourceSelected as the nearest trusted CO-OPS prediction station for Boston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage Area.

Data timingPredictions generated for each selected day

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Selected catalog tide station, 5.7 NM from the selected location. Tide predictions and high/low events in feet relative to MLLW for the available forecast days.

live · observed + forecast
Strong match

AviationWeather KBOS

RoleAdds nearby observed and forecast gust context from METAR and TAF reports.

aviation station
Boston/Logan Intl · KBOS
Distance
6 NM from destination
Coordinates
42.3656° N, 71.0096° W

Why this sourceChosen from the nearest aviation candidates that returned a current METAR or TAF report.

Data timingLatest METAR observation · 1 hr ago

ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.

Nearest aviation candidates: KBOS 6 NM, KOWD 9.1 NM, KBED 17.9 NM.

Hourly seas: NWS coastal marine-grid wave height is preferred when available. Gaps fall back to the latest NDBC wave observation projected with forecast wind; fallback values are planning estimates, not NOAA wave forecasts.

Verdict: Go, Caution, No-Go, or Incomplete is derived from the boat limits you select for wind and seas.

Source retrieval16 reused · 4 refreshed

Updated 7/17/2026, 2:00:47 PM EDT · Planning context, not certified navigation.

Local source coverage

Planning a boating day at Boston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage Area

Boston Harbor, MA Merrymount Yacht Club Anchorage Area is a Northeast boating destination in Massachusetts, with local wind, wave, tide, and aviation weather conditions from nearby reporting stations.

This anchorage in Massachusetts uses Boston (44013, 16.0 NM away) for marine observations, Boston (8443970, 5.7 NM away) for tide predictions, and Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS, 6.0 NM away) for nearby aviation weather context.

Its source distances and live reporting passed Boat or Nope's Grade A publication checks.

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