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Ballston Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Ballston Beach 2 photos

  • Placopecten magellanicus 564267854

    Placopecten magellanicus 564267854. Benny Albro, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Placopecten magellanicus 564267865

    Placopecten magellanicus 564267865. Benny Albro, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:46 pm
8 am
4.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
3320 km/hmph N
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am3320
3.9Poor9 am3321
3.7Poor10 am3321
3.9Poor11 am3220
4.2Fair12 pm3119
4.3Fair1 pm3018
4.4Fair2 pm3019
4.5Fair3 pm3018
4.7Fair4 pm2818
4.9Fair5 pm2717
Sat
6.6Good8 am117
6.5Good9 am148
6.4Good10 am159
6.5Good11 am149
6.6Good12 pm138
6.7Good1 pm127
6.7Good2 pm117
6.7Good3 pm106
6.8Good4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.6 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miTruro (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miProvincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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