What are the current surf conditions at Cape Cod?

Cape Cod currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Cape Cod?

The best time to surf Cape Cod is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Cape Cod Surf Report & Forecast

Eastham, Massachusetts

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

1
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HEIGHT

1ft

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WIND GUSTS

28kt

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AIR TEMP

11°C

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0.4ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Small 1.0ft waves with mixed swell but blown out with 26kt winds Note: winds from N would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 8

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🌊 0.7-1.4ft 💨 14-27kt 🌡️ 9-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	14kt	WNW	13kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	18kt	WSW	17kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	20kt	WSW	19kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	21kt	WSW	21kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	23kt	WSW	24kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	24kt	W	26kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	26kt	W	28kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	27kt	WNW	29kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ESE	27kt	WNW	29kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ESE	26kt	WNW	29kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	26kt	WNW	28kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	25kt	WNW	29kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	25kt	WNW	30kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	24kt	NW	31kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	E	22kt	WNW	28kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ENE	21kt	WNW	26kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ENE	19kt	W	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ENE	19kt	W	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	19kt	W	24kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	18kt	W	25kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	17kt	W	25kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ENE	17kt	WSW	24kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	NE	16kt	WSW	23kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	16kt	WSW	24kt	12°C	13°C	0mm

Monday

Nov 9

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🌊 0.8-0.9ft 💨 17-26kt 🌡️ 9-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	E	17kt	WSW	24kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	24kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	18kt	WSW	25kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	19kt	WSW	25kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	20kt	W	26kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	21kt	W	26kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	21kt	W	27kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	22kt	WSW	27kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	22kt	W	27kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	22kt	W	27kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	22kt	W	27kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	23kt	W	28kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	25kt	W	29kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	26kt	W	30kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	26kt	W	30kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	25kt	WNW	30kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	25kt	WNW	30kt	11°C	12°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	25kt	WNW	29kt	11°C	12°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	26kt	NW	29kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	26kt	NW	28kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	25kt	NW	26kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	23kt	NW	25kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	21kt	WNW	23kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	21kt	NW	23kt	9°C	13°C	0mm

Tuesday

Nov 10

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🌊 0.6-1.1ft 💨 14-22kt 🌡️ 8-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	22kt	NW	23kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	22kt	NW	23kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	E	20kt	WNW	21kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ENE	19kt	WNW	20kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	NE	18kt	WNW	19kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	NE	17kt	WNW	18kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	NE	17kt	WNW	18kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	NE	16kt	WNW	17kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	NE	15kt	W	16kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	NE	15kt	W	16kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	NE	14kt	W	15kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ENE	15kt	WSW	17kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	15kt	WSW	18kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	ESE	16kt	WSW	20kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	E	16kt	WSW	20kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	E	16kt	WSW	21kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	E	16kt	WSW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	17kt	WSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	25kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	27kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	27kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	27kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	17kt	W	27kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	17kt	W	25kt	12°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 11

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🌊 0.4-0.6ft 💨 6-16kt 🌡️ 11-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	16kt	WNW	22kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	16kt	WNW	19kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	14kt	WNW	17kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	13kt	WNW	15kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	12kt	WNW	13kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	11kt	WNW	13kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	E	11kt	WNW	12kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	E	10kt	WNW	12kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	10kt	WNW	11kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	9kt	WNW	10kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	8kt	WNW	9kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	7kt	NW	8kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	7kt	NNW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NNW	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	6kt	N	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	ENE	7kt	NNE	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	NE	7kt	NE	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	ENE	7kt	NE	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	E	7kt	ENE	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	ENE	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	E	7kt	ENE	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	6kt	E	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	6kt	E	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	7kt	E	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-0.7ft 💨 7-18kt 🌡️ 10-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	E	7kt	E	6kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	E	7kt	E	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	ENE	8kt	E	8kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NE	9kt	E	8kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	NNE	10kt	E	9kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	NNE	10kt	E	9kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	NNE	10kt	E	10kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	NNE	11kt	E	10kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	NE	10kt	E	9kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	ENE	10kt	ESE	9kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	E	9kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	13°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	E	9kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	E	8kt	E	7kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	E	8kt	E	7kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	ENE	9kt	E	9kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NE	11kt	E	10kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	NNE	13kt	ENE	12kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	NNE	14kt	E	13kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	NNE	15kt	E	14kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	NNE	16kt	E	15kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	NE	16kt	E	16kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	E	17kt	E	17kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	17kt	E	18kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	18kt	E	19kt	10°C	13°C	0mm

Friday

Nov 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-3.2ft 💨 19-35kt 🌡️ 10-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	19kt	E	19kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	20kt	E	20kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	21kt	E	22kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	22kt	E	23kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	23kt	E	24kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	25kt	E	26kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	E	26kt	E	28kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	E	27kt	E	29kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	E	29kt	E	32kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	30kt	E	34kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	31kt	E	37kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	33kt	E	38kt	10°C	13°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	34kt	E	40kt	10°C	13°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	35kt	E	41kt	10°C	13°C	0.6mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	34kt	E	41kt	10°C	13°C	1.5mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	E	32kt	E	41kt	10°C	13°C	2.4mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	E	31kt	E	40kt	10°C	13°C	3.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	E	30kt	E	37kt	10°C	13°C	3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	ENE	30kt	E	35kt	10°C	13°C	2.7mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	NE	29kt	E	32kt	11°C	13°C	2.5mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2ft	6s	NE	27kt	ENE	30kt	11°C	13°C	1.7mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	ENE	26kt	ENE	29kt	11°C	13°C	0.9mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	ENE	24kt	ENE	27kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	ENE	21kt	ENE	24kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Nov 14

POOR10 good hours

🌊 2.0-4.2ft 💨 3-22kt 🌡️ 8-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	8s	ENE	18kt	ENE	20kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	8s	E	16kt	E	17kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4ft	8s	E	16kt	SE	19kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	8s	E	17kt	S	22kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	8s	E	18kt	SW	24kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	8s	E	17kt	SW	24kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	ENE	16kt	SW	24kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	ENE	15kt	SW	23kt	12°C	13°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	8s	E	12kt	SW	19kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	8s	E	10kt	WSW	14kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	8kt	WSW	10kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	6kt	SW	8kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	E	5kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	E	3kt	SSE	5kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	E	4kt	ESE	6kt	10°C	13°C	0.8mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	E	5kt	NE	7kt	10°C	13°C	1.4mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	E	6kt	N	8kt	9°C	13°C	2.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	E	6kt	N	7kt	9°C	13°C	2.2mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	E	6kt	N	7kt	9°C	13°C	2.4mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	E	6kt	N	7kt	9°C	13°C	2.5mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	E	12kt	NNW	12kt	9°C	13°C	2.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	E	17kt	NW	16kt	9°C	13°C	1.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	8s	E	22kt	WNW	20kt	9°C	13°C	1.5mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2ft	8s	E	21kt	WNW	19kt	8°C	13°C	1.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.0ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:14-27kt WNW

Water Temperature:12-13°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Cape Cod in Massachusetts offers a wide variety of surf breaks, from sheltered bays to powerful outer beach exposures, providing year-round opportunities for surfers of all levels. The most consistent and powerful waves occur during the fall hurricane season and winter nor’easters, with September through November being prime months. Conditions are generally best on east to northeast swells with offshore winds from the west or northwest, and many spots favor a rising mid tide for optimal shape. Wave types range from mellow, rolling longboard peaks to heavy, barreling beach breaks, and while some locations stay quiet, popular beaches can draw heavy crowds when the surf is firing.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Location: Town: Eastham | County: Barnstable County | State: Massachusetts | Country: United States | Full Address: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

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