Overview

West Dennis Beach is a kitesurf spot located on the south coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, facing Nantucket Sound. This long sandy beach is one of the most popular Cape Cod spots for kitesurfing. Good southwest thermal wind conditions in summer.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for West Dennis Beach

Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:52

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 01:14 · 0.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 08:12 · 1.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:20 · 0.5 m
High tide Tue 20 · 20:09 · 1.4 m

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

West Dennis Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

341h

in March · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in March, with 341 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: West Dennis Beach

Monthly averages — West Dennis Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	246 h	2 °C	96 mm
February	28.0	262 h	4 °C	104 mm
March	30.5	341 h	8 °C	112 mm
April	29.0	342 h	12 °C	95 mm
May	29.0	356 h	16 °C	76 mm
June	27.5	320 h	23 °C	25 mm
July	30.0	342 h	26 °C	53 mm
August	30.5	304 h	25 °C	62 mm
September	26.5	243 h	22 °C	72 mm
October	28.0	274 h	16 °C	103 mm
November	28.5	254 h	11 °C	69 mm
December	23.5	224 h	4 °C	93 mm

Photo gallery of West Dennis Beach

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of West Dennis Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Nantucket Sound body of water with flat to moderate chop conditions. Good fetch in southwest winds. Shallow water near the beach. Moderate tidal currents. Pleasant conditions for riding and progression.

Hazards

Tidal currents in Nantucket Sound. Many swimmers in summer – respect kite zones. Boat traffic. Cold water – wetsuit required. Crowded spot in summer.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Hyannis, Barnstable Municipal-Boardman Airport6.8 kmsource noaa

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from Hyannis, Barnstable Municipal-Boardman Airport weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

KE5BM-13 SOUTH DENNIS7.1 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source noaa
EW7061 West Harwich6.7 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source noaa

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near West Dennis Beach

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Massachusetts

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

West Dennis Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot