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Harding Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Harding Beach 5 photos

  • Stage Harbor (Harding's Beach) Lighthouse

    Stage Harbor (Harding's Beach) Lighthouse. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Stage Harbor (Harding's Beach) Lighthouse

    Stage Harbor (Harding's Beach) Lighthouse. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Harding's Beach

    Harding's Beach. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • US Coast Guard - 1387274 - 110828-G-8178H-003 Station Chatham braces during Hurricane Irene

    US Coast Guard - 1387274 - 110828-G-8178H-003 Station Chatham braces during Hurricane Irene. United States Coast Guard, Chief Petty Officer Jeff Hall, Public domain. Source

  • Stage Harbor Light and Shed

    Stage Harbor Light and Shed. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:46 pm
8 am
4.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
24 km/h15 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
3018 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5936 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
4.6Fair8 am2516
4.3Fair9 am2817
3.9Poor10 am3019
4.1Fair11 am3018
4.2Fair12 pm2918
4.2Fair1 pm3018
4.3Fair2 pm3018
4.4Fair3 pm2918
4.8Fair4 pm2717
4.8Fair5 pm2415
Sat
6.2Good8 am85
6.5Good9 am96
5.7Good10 am149
6.3Good11 am149
6.5Good12 pm138
6.6Good1 pm117
6.6Good2 pm117
6.7Good3 pm106
6.7Good4 pm95
6.7Good5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.1 m. High at 10 am, 0.2 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.2 m. High at 10 pm, 0.2 mLow 3 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miChatham (town)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miNantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)

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

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