Eastham · Cape Cod Bay
Weather &
Tides.
Live conditions · 7-day forecast · tide schedule · planning by month
Live Conditions · Open-Meteo · NOAA
Today at the Cape.
Sunken Meadow Beach
Eastham, MA · Cape Cod Bay
41.84°N 69.97°W
Current Weather · Eastham, MA
Tides · Cape Cod Bay · Wellfleet Station
7-Day Forecast · Eastham, MA
Cape Cod Bay · Wellfleet Harbor
5-day tide schedule.
Cape Cod Bay has some of the most dramatic tidal swings on the Atlantic coast — up to 11 feet at Wellfleet Harbor. At low tide, Sunken Meadow Beach (5 min walk) reveals half a mile of tidal flats. The best walks happen 1–2 hours either side of low.
Cape Cod Bay · Sunken Meadow Beach
Water
temperatures.
Cape Cod Bay is shallow and sheltered — it warms faster and holds heat longer than the Atlantic side. Sunken Meadow Beach runs 5–8°F warmer than Nauset or Coast Guard Beach at peak season.
This month
Cape Cod Bay average surface temperatures near Sunken Meadow Beach. Atlantic-side beaches (Nauset, Coast Guard) run approximately 5–8°F cooler at peak season.
Early Summer
This month
on the Cape.
The sweet spot for returning visitors. Everything is open, the Cape League season opens late June, and the water is genuinely getting warm. This is the last easy booking window.
Crowds
What's on this month
Cape Cod Baseball League opens — free admission, extraordinary talent
All restaurants at full strength
Bay water approaching swimming temperature
Bay water this month
65°F — comfortable for most swimmers. Genuinely swimmable. Kids love the shallow tidal flats at low tide — half a mile of warm, calm water.
1460 Massasoit Road · Eastham · 5 min to Sunken Meadow Beach
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