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Lighthouse Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Lighthouse Beach

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Cape Cod and Islands (MA), 21 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good29 ppb21.5 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lighthouse Beach

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.14 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.14in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lighthouse Beach, the next 43 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 9 PM, under a mile for 8 hours.

FriSatSun
Lighthouse Beach from its sand, nowLooking ESE from the sand at 2:24 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 4.5 ft every 3 s, the tide rising at 4.0 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.100110120130Facing ESE 114°Sun 102° rightMoon 29° rightWind 12 mphfrom S, along the beachSwell 4.5 ft from SELongshore current, to the leftRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking ESE from the sand at 2:24 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 4.5 ft every 3 s, the tide rising at 4.0 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing ESE 114°

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, 20.9 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
East Coast Moderate
Surf height
East Coast 3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
East Coast In the upper 50s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
3 s
From
SE (146°)
Swell
0.3 ft at 9 s from SSW
Wind waves
1.6 ft at 3 s from SE
Water
62 °F
Read
Fri 1:50 PM
Distance
20.9 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; 1.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon1.6 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftThuNoonFri1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 5:50 PM1.0 ft3 sNNE (21°)
Thu 4:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNNE (30°)
Thu 3:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNNE (15°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.0 ft3 sN (8°)

Surf zone forecast

Barnstable MA, including Chatham, Eastham, and Provincetown. Issued 4:10 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskEast Coast ModerateEast Coast Moderate
Surf heightEast Coast 3 to 6 feetEast Coast 4 to 6 feet
Water temperatureEast Coast In the upper 50s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherMostly cloudy. Patchy fog. ShowersMostly cloudy. Showers likely
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouth winds 15 to 20 mphBreezy. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph
TidesNauset BeachLow 0.9 ft, 8:51 AMHigh 4.1 ft, 2:59 PMHyannisportLow 1.0 ft, 10:04 AMHigh 3.5 ft, 4:55 PMBarnstable HarborLow 2.1 ft, 10:04 AMHigh 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 6 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 15 mph
Tuesday
Surf height around 3 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph

Tide

Tide at Nauset BeachLow 0.9 ft at Fri 8:51 AM, 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.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon0.9 ft8:51 AM4.1 ft2:59 PM1.0 ft9:41 AM4.0 ft3:50 PMNow 4.0 ftTide at Nauset BeachLow 0.9 ft at Fri 8:51 AM, 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.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSatNoon0.9 ft8:51 AM4.1 ft2:59 PM1.0 ft9:41 AM4.0 ft3:50 PMNow 4.0 ft
Tide at Nauset Beach. Low 0.9 ft at Fri 8:51 AM, 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
41.6657° N
Longitude
69.9471° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lighthouse Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Chatham Muni ArptCQX

At an airfield/2.8 mi away/62 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station EW7061EW7061

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.4 mi away/21 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

TruroCAOM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.8 mi away/125 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Chatham 0.5 ESEMA-BA-93

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/2 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Wpc FacilityHYSM3

At a cooperative observer's station/18.2 mi away/43 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wpc Facility (HYSM3), 18.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:33. measured daily

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