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Herring Cove Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

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  • On Herring Cove Beach at Cape Cod National Seashore, a bank of clouds mars what was looking to be a beautiful sunset.

    On Herring Cove Beach at Cape Cod National Seashore, a bank of clouds mars what was looking to be a beautiful sunset.. Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:46 pm
8 am
4.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.9
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
22 km/h14 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°C56°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph N
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am2817
3.9Poor9 am3018
3.8Poor10 am3019
3.7Poor11 am3019
4.3Fair12 pm2918
4.4Fair1 pm2817
4.5Fair2 pm2817
4.7Fair3 pm2717
4.9Fair4 pm2515
5.2Fair5 pm2214
Sat
6.4Good8 am159
6.4Good9 am159
6.3Good10 am159
6.6Good11 am138
6.7Good12 pm127
6.7Good1 pm117
6.7Good2 pm106
6.8Good3 pm85
6.8Good4 pm53
6.8Good5 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.6 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • 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 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 180 m580 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms190 m620 ft away
  • Showers180 m590 ft away
  • Drinking water180 m600 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 180 m590 ft
  • Picnic tables160 m520 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m740 ftHerring Cove Beach
Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miProvincetown (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miProvincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)

Nearby places

  • Far Land on the BeachBurger
    180 m590 ft

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

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