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Cliff Metcalf Memorial Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Cliff Metcalf Memorial Beach

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Cape Cod and Islands (MA), 12 miles off.

27Good
  • Ozone27Good28 ppb22.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cliff Metcalf Memorial Beach

0.16 in in the last 24 hours, 0.24 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.16in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cliff Metcalf Memorial Beach, the next 46 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 10 PM, under a mile for 7 hours.

FriSatSun
Cliff Metcalf Memorial Beach from its sand, nowLooking SSE from the sand at 5:57 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 6.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 3.9 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.150160170SFacing SSE 161°Sun 97° rightMoon 27° rightWind 9 mphfrom SW, onshoreSwell 6.0 ft from SWLongshore current, to the leftRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking SSE from the sand at 5:57 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 6.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 3.9 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SSE 161°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: moderate

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Barnstable MA, and the waves at buoy 44020, 13.8 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
East Coast Moderate
Surf height
East Coast Around 6 feet
Water temperature
East Coast In the upper 50s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
-
From
SW (224°)
Swell
0.3 ft at 7 s from SW
Wind waves
2.6 ft at 4 s from SW
Water
62 °F
Read
Fri 5:10 PM
Distance
13.8 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 5:10 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon2.6 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 5:10 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftThuNoonFriNoon2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 5:10 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 5:10 PM2.6 ft-SW (224°)
Fri 4:50 PM2.6 ft4 sSSW (207°)
Fri 3:50 PM2.6 ft4 sS (185°)
Fri 2:50 PM2.3 ft3 sS (174°)
Fri 1:50 PM1.6 ft3 sSE (146°)
Fri 12:50 PM2.0 ft4 sSSE (153°)
Fri 11:50 AM2.3 ft-SSE (153°)
Fri 10:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (131°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.0 ft4 sSSE (147°)
Fri 8:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (141°)
Fri 7:50 AM2.3 ft4 sSE (134°)
Fri 6:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (151°)
Fri 5:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (156°)
Fri 4:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (164°)
Fri 3:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (153°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSE (138°)
Fri 1:50 AM1.3 ft3 sSE (133°)
Fri 12:50 AM1.0 ft3 sSE (127°)
Thu 11:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 10:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 9:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 8:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 7:50 PM1.0 ft3 sESE (114°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.0 ft4 sE (96°)

Surf zone forecast

Barnstable MA, including Chatham, Eastham, and Provincetown. Issued 4:11 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastRest of todaySaturday
Rip current riskEast Coast ModerateEast Coast Moderate
Surf heightEast Coast Around 6 feetEast Coast 5 to 7 feet
Water temperatureEast Coast In the upper 50s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showersMostly cloudy until 5 PM, then mostly sunny. Showers likely
High temperatureIn the mid 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouthwest winds around 20 mphBreezy. North winds 20 to 25 mph
TidesNauset BeachHigh 4.1 ft, 2:59 PMHyannisportHigh 3.5 ft, 4:55 PMBarnstable HarborHigh 9.4 ft, 3:57 PMNauset BeachLow 1.0 ft, 9:41 AMHigh 4.0 ft, 3:50 PMHyannisportLow 1.1 ft, 10:51 AMHigh 3.4 ft, 5:47 PMBarnstable HarborLow 2.4 ft, 10:54 AMHigh 9.1 ft, 4:48 PM
Sunday
Surf height 3 to 7 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height 7 to 10 feet. Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 8 to 11 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 20 mph

Tide

Tide at Nauset BeachHigh 4.1 ft at Fri 2:59 PM, Low 1.0 ft at Sat 9:41 AM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 3:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMSat6 AMNoon4.1 ft2:59 PM1.0 ft9:41 AM4.0 ft3:50 PMNow 3.9 ftTide at Nauset BeachHigh 4.1 ft at Fri 2:59 PM, Low 1.0 ft at Sat 9:41 AM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 3:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftSatNoon4.1 ft2:59 PM1.0 ft9:41 AM4.0 ft3:50 PMNow 3.9 ft
Tide at Nauset Beach. High 4.1 ft at Fri 2:59 PM, Low 1.0 ft at Sat 9:41 AM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 3:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Barnstable County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
41.6554° N
Longitude
70.1199° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cliff Metcalf Memorial Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station EW7061EW7061

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/21 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Chatham Muni ArptCQX

At an airfield/6.9 mi away/62 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Harwich 0.8 SSWMA-BA-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/47 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Wpc FacilityHYSM3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/43 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wpc Facility (HYSM3), 9.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:55. measured daily

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