Overview

Chapin Beach is a kitesurf spot located in Dennis, on the bay side (Cape Cod Bay) of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. This beach offers vast sand flats at low tide, creating an immense playground for kiting. Flat water conditions in the bay.

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Spot forecast for Chapin Beach

Sunrise 06:59 · Sunset 17:52

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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 · 00:01 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 00:52 · 1.5 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 02:17 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 06:02 · 3 m

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Chapin 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

348h

in March · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in March, with 348 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 130 mm.

Monthly averages: Chapin Beach

Monthly averages — Chapin 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	29.5	279 h	2 °C	115 mm
February	28.5	282 h	4 °C	104 mm
March	31.0	348 h	8 °C	130 mm
April	29.5	333 h	12 °C	83 mm
May	31.0	359 h	18 °C	80 mm
June	27.0	302 h	23 °C	68 mm
July	29.0	299 h	26 °C	51 mm
August	28.5	257 h	25 °C	41 mm
September	25.5	241 h	22 °C	112 mm
October	27.0	292 h	16 °C	82 mm
November	28.0	287 h	11 °C	83 mm
December	27.5	251 h	4 °C	110 mm

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Technical details of Chapin 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

Cape Cod Bay body of water with flat to light chop conditions. Large tidal range – vast areas exposed at low tide. Very shallow water over great distances. Moderate tidal currents.

Hazards

Large tidal range – tide rises quickly on flat areas. Cold water year-round. Sharks possible in Cape Cod Bay. Areas very far from shore at low tide.

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