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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Chatham: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
South Beach2.1 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft124 kJwind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore, too small4 ft159 kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore, too small4 ft173 kJwind from the north-east, 26 knots, offshore, too small5 ft229 kJwind from the north, 21 knots, offshore, too small2 ft26 kJwind from the north-north-west, 21 knots, offshore, too small3 ft57 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft44 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, too small
All readings for South Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at South Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
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
Sun 25Oct4, too small2 ft6 s44kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots13°C
Coast Guard beach17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 3 km5 ft191 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small5 ft276 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, too small6 ft422 kJwind from the north-east, 26 knots, poor6 ft279 kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots, too small3 ft91 kJwind from the north-north-west, 24 knots, too small5 ft167 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small3 ft79 kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Coast Guard beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Coast Guard beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small5 ft7 smushy191kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small5 ft8 smushy276kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct11, poor6 ft8 smushy422kJwind from the north-east, 26 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct24, too small6 ft7 smushy279kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small3 ft7 smushy91kJwind from the north-north-west, 24 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small5 ft7 smushy167kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots10°C
Sun 25Oct19, too small3 ft7 smushy79kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore14°C
Nauset Light Beach19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 4 km4 ft156 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small5 ft225 kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, too small6 ft328 kJwind from the north-east, 25 knots, too small5 ft211 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, too small3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots, too small4 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small3 ft58 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Nauset Light Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nauset Light Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small4 ft7 smushy156kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small5 ft8 smushy225kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small6 ft8 smushy328kJwind from the north-east, 25 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct20, too small5 ft7 smushy211kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small3 ft7 smushy69kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct19, too small4 ft7 smushy127kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots10°C
Sun 25Oct17, too small3 ft7 smushy58kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Nauset Light Beach19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 4 km4 ft156 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small5 ft225 kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, too small6 ft328 kJwind from the north-east, 25 knots, too small5 ft211 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, too small3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots, too small4 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small3 ft58 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Nauset Light Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nauset Light Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small4 ft7 smushy156kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small5 ft8 smushy225kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small6 ft8 smushy328kJwind from the north-east, 25 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct20, too small5 ft7 smushy211kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small3 ft7 smushy69kJwind from the north-north-west, 23 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct19, too small4 ft7 smushy127kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots10°C
Sun 25Oct17, too small3 ft7 smushy58kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore15°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