Check the Beach

Town Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Town Beach 3 photos

  • Placopecten magellanicus 585730627

    Placopecten magellanicus 585730627. Benny Albro, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Placopecten magellanicus 585730633

    Placopecten magellanicus 585730633. Benny Albro, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Boardwalk at Sandwich, MA

    Boardwalk at Sandwich, MA. Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
5.2
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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
14°C57°F
Wind
3622 km/hmph N
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am3320
5.1Fair9 am3220
5.1Fair10 am3522
5.0Fair11 am3421
5.2Fair12 pm3220
5.4Fair1 pm3119
5.4Fair2 pm3119
5.5Good3 pm3018
5.7Good4 pm2818
5.9Good5 pm2616
Sat
7.1Great8 am96
7.1Great9 am106
7.1Great10 am117
7.1Great11 am96
7.1Great12 pm85
7.0Great1 pm74
7.0Great2 pm74
7.0Great3 pm74
7.1Great4 pm64
7.1Great5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.6 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mHigh 8 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 8 am, 0.8 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.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 610 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miSandwich (town)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miPlymouth Municipal Airport (PYM)

Nearby places

  • Seafood Sam'sSeafood
    610 m0.4 mi
  • Pilot HouseSeafood
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Fishermen's ViewSeafood
    990 m0.6 mi

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

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