Overview

Hardings Beach is a kitesurf spot located in Chatham, on the south coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, facing Nantucket Sound. This beach offers semi-protected body of water conditions with easy access. Pleasant spot in a typical Cape Cod setting.

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Spot forecast for Hardings Beach

Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:51

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 01:39 · 0.7 m
High tide Tue 20 · 08:01 · 1.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:46 · 0.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 20:04 · 2 m

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Hardings 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

354h

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 354 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 133 mm.

Monthly averages: Hardings Beach

Monthly averages — Hardings 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	27.5	256 h	2 °C	92 mm
February	27.5	276 h	4 °C	95 mm
March	30.5	354 h	8 °C	133 mm
April	29.5	355 h	11 °C	101 mm
May	29.5	368 h	16 °C	102 mm
June	28.0	339 h	23 °C	33 mm
July	29.0	351 h	25 °C	34 mm
August	29.0	319 h	24 °C	38 mm
September	25.5	267 h	21 °C	115 mm
October	28.0	292 h	16 °C	93 mm
November	28.5	268 h	10 °C	72 mm
December	25.5	241 h	4 °C	102 mm

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Technical details of Hardings Beach spot

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

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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 south or southwest winds. Moderate tidal currents. Shallow water near the beach.

Hazards

Tidal currents in Nantucket Sound. Boat traffic in summer. Swimmers on the beach – respect zones. Sharks possible in the Chatham area. Cold water – wetsuit required.

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Chatham Municipal Airport Airport2.3 kmsource aviationweather.gov

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Chatham, Chatham Municipal Airport2.3 km

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EW7061 West Harwich9.9 km

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