South Cape Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm

8 am
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

10 am
5.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

11 am
5.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
5.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
5.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
5.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

5 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air: 12°C54°F
Water: 14°C58°F
Wind: 2616 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 5232 km/hmph
Waves: 0.9 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:48 pm

Today

5.3Fair8 am2616

5.5Good9 am2717

5.1Fair10 am3119

5.3Fair11 am3119

5.3Fair12 pm3119

5.3Fair1 pm3019

5.4Fair2 pm2918

5.5Good3 pm2918

5.6Good4 pm2717

5.9Good5 pm2415

Sat

6.5Good8 am1711

6.8Good9 am1510

7.0Great10 am138

7.1Great11 am106

7.1Great12 pm74

7.1Great1 pm96

7.1Great2 pm117

7.1Great3 pm96

7.1Great4 pm95

7.1Great5 pm95

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
Low 2 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
High 7 pm, -0.3 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 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Tue6.2 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 1%
Wed6.4 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Thu7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 5.1 km3.2 miEast Falmouth (village)
Nearest airport: 20 km12 miMartha's Vineyard Airport (MVY)

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

Nearby beaches

Menauhant Beach3.7 km2.3 mi west away
5.7 Good later
Popponesset Peninsula6.0 km3.7 mi north-east away
5.7 Good later
Bristol Beach6.6 km4.1 mi west away
5.7 Good later
Oregon Beach7.5 km4.6 mi north-east away
5.7 Good later
Loop Beach8.7 km5.4 mi north-east away
5.7 Good later