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Thumpertown Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Thumpertown Beach

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Cape Cod and Islands (MA), 23 miles off.

24Good
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Thumpertown Beach

None in the last 24 hours; 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

How far you can see at Thumpertown Beach, the next 46 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 3 hours.

FriSat
Thumpertown Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 11:39 PM, night, clear, waves about 5.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 2.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.240250260WFacing WSW 251°Wind 1 mphfrom SE, offshoreRip current risk: highRips run out through the surf
Looking WSW from the sand at 11:39 PM, night, clear, waves about 5.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 2.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing WSW 251°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: high

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, 27.9 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
East Coast High
Surf height
East Coast 4 to 6 feet
Water temperature
East Coast In the upper 50s
UV index
Moderate

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
0.7 ft
Period
-
From
-
Water
61 °F
Read
Thu 10:50 PM
Distance
27.9 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; 0.7 ft at Thu 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM0.7 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoonThuNoon0.7 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 1:50 PM2.0 ft3 sN (5°)
Thu 12:50 PM2.6 ft4 sNNE (12°)
Thu 11:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (359°)
Thu 10:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (1°)
Thu 9:50 AM3.0 ft4 sN (350°)
Thu 8:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (352°)
Thu 7:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (350°)
Thu 6:50 AM2.0 ft3 sNNW (328°)
Thu 5:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNW (321°)
Thu 4:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNNW (327°)
Thu 3:50 AM1.0 ft3 sNNW (341°)
Thu 2:50 AM1.0 ft2 sNW (318°)
Thu 1:50 AM1.0 ft2 sW (268°)
Thu 12:50 AM1.0 ft2 sWNW (285°)
Wed 11:50 PM1.0 ft2 sWNW (289°)

Surf zone forecast

Barnstable MA, including Chatham, Eastham, and Provincetown. Issued 4:09 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastRest of todayFriday
Rip current riskEast Coast HighEast Coast Low
Surf heightEast Coast 4 to 6 feetEast Coast 3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureEast Coast In the upper 50s-
UV indexModerate-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherSunnyMostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers likely
High temperatureIn the upper 50sIn the upper 60s
WindsNorth winds around 10 mphSouth winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesNauset BeachHigh 4.3 ft, 2:12 PMHyannisportHigh 3.6 ft, 4:06 PMBarnstable HarborHigh 9.7 ft, 3:10 PMNauset 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 PM
Saturday
Surf height 5 to 7 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 20 mph
Sunday
Surf height 3 to 6 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph

Tide

Tide at Nauset BeachHigh 4.3 ft at Thu 2:12 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 8:51 AM, High 4.1 ft at Fri 2:59 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMFri6 AMNoon4.3 ft2:12 PM0.9 ft8:51 AM4.1 ft2:59 PMNow 2.6 ftTide at Nauset BeachHigh 4.3 ft at Thu 2:12 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 8:51 AM, High 4.1 ft at Fri 2:59 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftFriNoon4.3 ft2:12 PM0.9 ft8:51 AM4.1 ft2:59 PMNow 2.6 ft
Tide at Nauset Beach. High 4.3 ft at Thu 2:12 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 8:51 AM, High 4.1 ft at Fri 2:59 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Barnstable County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
41.8437° N
Longitude
70.0053° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Thumpertown Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station GW7015GW7015

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/53 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

TruroCAOM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.2 mi away/125 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Chatham Muni ArptCQX

At an airfield/10.8 mi away/62 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Eastham 2.9 NWMA-BA-88

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/32 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Wpc FacilityHYSM3

At a cooperative observer's station/19.5 mi away/43 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wpc Facility (HYSM3), 19.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:33. measured daily

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