Provincetown Beach surf report

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Updated 7:03 AM EDT

37/ 100
Flat or blown out Water temperature is 70°F — but swell period at 4s is what holds it back.

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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Better nearby for surfing

65 South BeachEdgartown, Massachusetts 52 Crane BeachIpswich, Massachusetts 50 Chatham Lighthouse BeachChatham, Massachusetts

Provincetown Beach is also scored for

90 Families with kids surf calmness 1.5 ft 86 Swimming surf calmness 1.5 ft

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 70°F. That is 2° above the August average of 68°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?

Flat or blown out — we score it 37 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 4s.

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.

Nearby beaches

Chatham Lighthouse BeachChatham, Massachusetts South BeachEdgartown, Massachusetts Crane BeachIpswich, Massachusetts