Coastguard Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Massachusetts, USA)

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Coastguard Beach Surf Guide

Coastguard Beach in Massachusetts is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide when the tide is falling. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rips and sharks.

Coastguard Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	consistent	8.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Coastguard Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Coastguard Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Coastguard Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Coastguard Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in August while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 28% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

28%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Coastguard Beach Location Map

Interactive Coastguard Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Coastguard Beach is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Coastguard Beach is Nantucket Mem Airport (ACK), also in USA, 65 km (40 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Coastguard Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 16:24 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Period (s)	9	9	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Coastguard Beach look like?

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Tides at Coastguard Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Eastham, 2 km from Coastguard Beach.

Next High Water: 02:06am | 2.78m

Next Low Water: 07:56pm | 0.79m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Coastguard Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.1 °C) at Coastguard Beach is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (13.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.