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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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Coast Guard beach17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 3 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft69 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coast Guard beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	4 ft8 smushy	202kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	10, poor	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north-east, 27 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	5 ft7 smushy	216kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	1 ft8 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	14°C

Nauset Light Beach19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

5 ft163 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nauset Light Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft8 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-east, 27 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 23 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	1 ft6 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	15°C

Nauset Light Beach19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eastham, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

5 ft163 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nauset Light Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft8 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-east, 27 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 23 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	1 ft6 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	15°C

South Beach2.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at South Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 s	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 s	165kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft8 s	195kJ	wind from the north-east, 26 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	4 ft7 s	136kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 s	27kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 21 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 s	22kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 s	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°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

Chatham 0.3 km · stays here

Windsurf near Chatham

Chatham 0.3 km · stays here
Monomy Sail and Cycle 1.7 km · stays here

Dive near Chatham

SS Pendleton 10.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Chatham

CarminesPizza · in the centre
Chatham Raw BarSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
VersAmerican · 0.1 km from the centre
Viera on MainSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Bluefins Sushi & Sake BarSushi · 0.3 km from the centre
Chatham Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.3 km from the centre

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

Chatham, United States