Expanded-coverage previewThis location is available for planning and excluded from search indexing until its station coverage and editorial review meet the publication threshold.
Salem Channel
Green light. The water is giving you a comfortable window.
Sunny · 75° · 5 kt wind1 PM–5 PM is the best 4-hour window inside your selected limits.
For Pursuit 235 · 4 hours · limits 15 kt / 2.5 ftMake 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.
Daylight forecast
8 NWS grid hours
4 turns today
NDBC 44029
NDBC 44029 · observed 7/17/2026, 1:00:00 PM EDT
How the day develops
Wind, waves, and tide stay aligned to the same daylight hours.
Sustained wind in knots. The dashed line is your selected boat limit.
Wave height from the NWS marine grid, with clearly identified buoy-based estimates for gaps.
Predicted water level in feet relative to MLLW from NOAA CO-OPS.
Hour by hour
Daylight only. The useful part of your day.
5 ktView exact hourly readings
How this forecast is built
5 of 5 inputs reporting. Stations, locations, and roles are shown below.
Resolved directly from the destination coordinates.
The buoy fills wave gaps and supplies observations.
Predicted heights and high/low timing.
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 pointSalem ChannelNWS forecast point
- BuoyMassachusetts Bay · 440299.5 NM away
- Tide gaugeBoston · 844397016.5 NM away
- AviationBoston/Logan Intl · KBOS14.7 NM away
NWS hourly forecast
RoleSupplies the hourly wind, sky, temperature, and precipitation forecast at this destination.
- forecast point
- Salem Channel · salem-channel
- Coordinates
- 42.5416° N, 70.7782° 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.
NWS coastal marine grid
RoleSupplies forecast wave heights, which Boat or Nope uses before buoy-based estimates when available.
- marine grid point
- Massachusetts Bay · 44029
- Distance
- 9.5 NM from destination
- Coordinates
- 42.5230° N, 70.5660° W
Why this sourceResolved on the coastal marine grid at 44029, 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 44029. Used before Boat or Nope's observed-buoy fallback when the grid reports usable wave heights.
NDBC 44029
RoleChecks recent observed wind, waves, and water temperature and helps fill gaps when the marine grid has no usable wave value.
- buoy
- Massachusetts Bay · 44029
- Distance
- 9.5 NM from destination
- Coordinates
- 42.5230° N, 70.5660° W
Why this sourceSelected from the catalog as the nearest trusted NDBC marine observation station for Salem Channel.
Data timingLatest buoy observation · 1 hr ago
ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.
Selected catalog buoy, 9.5 NM from the selected location. Reports observed wind, waves, and water temperature when those sensors are available.
CO-OPS 8443970
RoleSupplies predicted tide heights and high/low timing for each forecast day.
- tide station
- Boston · 8443970
- Distance
- 16.5 NM from destination
- Coordinates
- 42.3530° N, 71.0500° W
Why this sourceSelected as the nearest trusted CO-OPS prediction station for Salem Channel.
Data timingPredictions generated for each selected day
ConfidenceThe selected source is within 25 NM of the destination.
Selected catalog tide station, 16.5 NM from the selected location. Tide predictions and high/low events in feet relative to MLLW for the available forecast days.
AviationWeather KBOS
RoleAdds nearby observed and forecast gust context from METAR and TAF reports.
- aviation station
- Boston/Logan Intl · KBOS
- Distance
- 14.7 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 14.7 NM, KLWM 18.5 NM, KBED 23 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 retrieval15 reused · 5 refreshed
Updated 7/17/2026, 1:56:27 PM EDT · Planning context, not certified navigation.
Local source coverage
Planning a boating day at Salem Channel
Salem Channel is a Northeast boating destination in Massachusetts, with local wind, wave, tide, and aviation weather conditions from nearby reporting stations.
This named water in Massachusetts uses Massachusetts Bay (44029, 9.5 NM away) for marine observations, Boston (8443970, 16.5 NM away) for tide predictions, and Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS, 14.7 NM away) for nearby aviation weather context.
This location is part of Boat or Nope's reviewed launch catalog and remains subject to automated source-health checks.Nearby harbors