Marconis Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Massachusetts, USA)

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Marconis Beach Surf Guide

Marconis Beach in Massachusetts is an exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and locals.

Marconis Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	consistent	7.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Marconis Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Marconis 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 Marconis Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Marconis 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 Marconis Beach Location Map

Interactive Marconis 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 Marconis Beach is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA, 53 km (33 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Marconis Beach is Nantucket Mem Airport (ACK), also in USA, 73 km (45 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.

Marconis Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 13:01 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Marconis Beach look like?

Latest photos from Marconis Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Stacey

Tides at Marconis Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 6 km from Marconis Beach.

Next High Water: 03:40pm | 2.72m

Next Low Water: 09:49pm | 0.61m

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

The water temperature (7.8 °C) at Marconis 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.