Provincetown Beach surf report
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Provincetown Beach
Provincetown Beach sits on the Massachusetts coast, where the water runs from about 39°F in February to 68°F in July.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in July, the warmest month, it sits around 68°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 59°F. That is 1° below the October average of 60°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Provincetown about 1 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Provincetown Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 48 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wind at 17 mph.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.