Chatham, United States

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About Chatham

Chatham is a town in Massachusetts, United States. From Chatham you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 2 windsurf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Chatham, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 31 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is HYA, 27 km away.

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Staying in Chatham

  • 31 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: HYA, 27 km, ACK, 48 km, EWB, 83 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Chatham.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Chatham too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Chatham: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Nauset Light Beach19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 4 km2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small4 ft125 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, poor4 ft159 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, poor4 ft160 kJwind from the north-east, 27 knots, poor5 ft211 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, poor3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots, too small4 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, fair
All readings for Nauset Light Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nauset Light Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct12, too small2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots10°C
Mon 19Oct16, poor4 ft6 smushy125kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct15, poor4 ft8 smushy159kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct14, poor4 ft8 smushy160kJwind from the north-east, 27 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor5 ft7 smushy211kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small3 ft7 smushy69kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair4 ft7 smushy127kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots10°C
Nauset Light Beach19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 4 km2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small4 ft125 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, poor4 ft159 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, poor4 ft160 kJwind from the north-east, 27 knots, poor5 ft211 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, poor3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots, too small4 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, fair
All readings for Nauset Light Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nauset Light Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct12, too small2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots10°C
Mon 19Oct16, poor4 ft6 smushy125kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct15, poor4 ft8 smushy159kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct14, poor4 ft8 smushy160kJwind from the north-east, 27 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor5 ft7 smushy211kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small3 ft7 smushy69kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair4 ft7 smushy127kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots10°C
Coast Guard beach17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 3 km2 ft15 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft97 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft157 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, poor4 ft215 kJwind from the north-east, 27 knots, poor7 ft480 kJwind from the north, 21 knots, too big3 ft91 kJwind from the north-north-west, 24 knots, poor4 ft101 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Coast Guard beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coast Guard beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots10°C
Mon 19Oct15, poor4 ft6 smushy97kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct14, poor4 ft7 smushy157kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct7, poor4 ft8 smushy215kJwind from the north-east, 27 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft7 smushy480kJwind from the north, 21 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct17, poor3 ft7 smushy91kJwind from the north-north-west, 24 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct40, fair4 ft6 smushy101kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore10°C
South Beach2.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+1 ft7 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small for experts4 ft124 kJwind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore, too small for experts4 ft159 kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore, too small for experts4 ft173 kJwind from the north-east, 26 knots, offshore, too small for experts5 ft229 kJwind from the north, 21 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft26 kJwind from the north-north-west, 21 knots, offshore, too small for experts3 ft57 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for South Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at South Beach, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft4 s7kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore10°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small4 ft7 s124kJwind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small4 ft8 s159kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 21Oct14, too small4 ft8 s173kJwind from the north-east, 26 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct27, too small5 ft7 s229kJwind from the north, 21 knots, offshore13°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft7 s26kJwind from the north-north-west, 21 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small3 ft7 s57kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Chatham, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Chatham

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Places to eat near Chatham

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits