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Ridgevale Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Ridgevale 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

  • Placopecten magellanicus 333636594

    Placopecten magellanicus 333636594. Benny Albro, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Stage Harbor Light from Oyster Pond River

    Stage Harbor Light from Oyster Pond River. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:46 pm
8 am
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ridgevale Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
11°C52°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am2113
4.9Fair9 am2515
4.5Fair10 am2817
4.6Fair11 am2817
5.1Fair12 pm2717
5.1Fair1 pm2817
5.1Fair2 pm2817
5.3Fair3 pm2717
5.4Fair4 pm2516
5.4Fair5 pm2113
Sat
6.4Good8 am74
6.9Good9 am74
6.1Good10 am149
6.6Good11 am159
6.8Good12 pm138
6.9Good1 pm138
7.0Great2 pm127
7.0Great3 pm117
7.0Great4 pm95
7.0Great5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.0 m. High at 10 am, 0.1 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.1 m. High at 10 pm, 0.1 mLow 3 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.1 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m560 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m720 ft. Listed as paid
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miRidgevale Beach Snack Bar
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miSouth Chatham (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miNantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)

Nearby places

  • Ridgevale Beach Snack BarRental
    180 m600 ft

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

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