Provincetown · Barnstable County · Massachusetts
Race Point Surf Report & Forecast, Provincetown, MA
Race Point, Provincetown, Massachusetts: 1 ft, knee high, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 3 seconds from the west, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 9.8 ft at 11:39 am.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 3 s · Wplus 0.9 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 15 mph (WSW), gusts 21cross-shore
- Tide
- 9.5 ft risinghigh 9.8 ft at 11:39 am
- Water
- 55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 52°Ffeels like 42°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:24 pm
Race Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Race Point: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Race Point: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 25 | 1.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 24 | 8.3 ft |
| 11 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 24 | 9.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 8.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 6.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 4.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 24 | 2.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 25 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 3.1 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 24 | 5.0 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 6.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 8.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 9.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 8.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 7.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (NW) | 5.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 3.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.5 ft |
Race Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Race Point arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly collapsing and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 2 s
- Lulls
- about 17 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Collapsingwhich means the face drops all at once close to the beach
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 4% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Race Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Race Point: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–5 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Race Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 4 s · WNW | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.9 ft · 4 s · WNW | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 9 s · ENE | 14 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 20 | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–4 ft | Poor | 4.8 ft · 7 s · ENE | 27 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 36 | 27 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 37 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–6 ft | Poor | 8.4 ft · 8 s · NE | 23 mph onshore (N), gusts 30 | 28 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 38 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–5 ft | Poor | 4.6 ft · 9 s · NE | 24 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 32 | 21 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 29 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 7 s · ENE | 15 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 23 | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph onshore (NNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph onshore (NW) | 7 mph onshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph onshore (N) | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Race Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Race Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Race Point today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.8 ft at 5:19 am, high 9.8 ft at 11:39 am and low 0.0 ft at 6 pm. At 11 am the tide is 9.5 ft and rising.
Race Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 5:19 amHigh 9.8 ft at 11:39 amLow 0.0 ft at 6 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.5 ft at 12:13 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:03 amHigh 9.3 ft at 12:13 pmLow 0.1 ft at 6:36 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.0 ft at 12:51 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:37 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:55 pmLow 1.1 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.5 ft at 1:31 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:19 amHigh 9.5 ft at 1:34 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.0 ft at 2:12 amLow 2.3 ft at 8:03 amHigh 8.8 ft at 2:18 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:47 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.4 ft at 3 amLow 2.2 ft at 8:53 amHigh 8.0 ft at 3:03 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:34 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 6.8 ft at 3:51 amLow 1.9 ft at 9:43 amHigh 7.5 ft at 3:59 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:23 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 6.9 ft at 4:45 amLow 2.0 ft at 10:40 amHigh 7.4 ft at 4:54 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Race Point water temperature
The water temperature at Race Point is about 55°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 42°F and a 15 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Race Point
- Head of the Meadow7.2 mi ESE · 2 ft · Good
- Ballston Beach12 mi ESE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Newcomb Hollow15 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- White Crest / Cahoon Hollow16 mi SE · 2 ft · Fair
- LeCount Hollow17 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Marconi Beach19 mi SE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Race Point
Race Point is a beach break in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, facing north. Also called P-town, Ptown and Race Point Beach.
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