Overview

Craigville Beach is a kitesurf spot located in Centerville/Barnstable, on the south coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, facing Nantucket Sound. This popular beach offers pleasant semi-protected body of water conditions for riding.

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Spot forecast for Craigville 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

High tide Tue 20 · 08:10 · 1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:16 · 0.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 20:09 · 1.2 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 01:59 · 0.3 m

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Craigville 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

356h

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 356 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 145 mm.

Monthly averages: Craigville Beach

Monthly averages — Craigville 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	246 h	2 °C	114 mm
February	28.0	268 h	4 °C	99 mm
March	31.0	356 h	8 °C	145 mm
April	29.5	352 h	12 °C	115 mm
May	30.5	372 h	17 °C	72 mm
June	28.5	346 h	23 °C	63 mm
July	29.5	344 h	26 °C	66 mm
August	31.0	306 h	24 °C	143 mm
September	25.5	238 h	22 °C	88 mm
October	29.0	283 h	17 °C	94 mm
November	29.0	267 h	11 °C	65 mm
December	25.5	232 h	4 °C	122 mm

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Technical details of Craigville 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 southwest winds. Shallow water near the beach. Moderate tidal currents in the Sound.

Hazards

Tidal currents in Nantucket Sound. Very many swimmers in summer – check authorized zones. Boat traffic. Cold water – wetsuit required.

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