Cape Cod Surf Outlook Week of April 27

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Outlook as of Saturday 7 am - Sloppy today with onshore wind. Bigger slop tomorrow but maybe head high. Monday could clean up with chest+ Friday 7:30am - Onshore wind and lumpy water through Sunday. Waves growing to head high on Sunday. Cleaner conditions next week.

Thursday 6am - Yesterday's reality didn't conform to the forecast data. The waves were there but contrary to the forecast the wind blew onshore all day. This morning Nantucket Buoy is showing 3.3' ESE at 9 sec. And there is no wind at the moment (I'm looking at CG cam right now). Today's low tide is at 3pm; forecast shows wind blowing from SSW at 10+ this afternoon. Call it thigh+ today and tomorrow. Wind starts blowing in from E tomorrow at 10+ and stays that way through Wednesday. There should be wind waves in the chest+ range on Saturday and Sunday.

Wednesday 6:30am - Nantucket Buoy showing 8.5' SSE at 10 secs, light wind from west, low tide at 2:10. Doesn't get much better than this in spring. Light wind and glassy water all day today. Waves will drop from chest+ this morning to waist+ this afternoon. Tomorrow will be nice too with smaller waves.

Tuesday 6:10am - Nantucket Buoy currently showing swell at 7.9' from SSE. Today's wind will be 15+ shifting from SE to S. Tonight the wind will go WNW. Tomorrow will see chest high in the morning dropping to waist in the afternoon with low tide at 2:10 pm.
Monday 7:45am - Wind comes onshore hard today building to 25mph by tonight. Tomorrow's waves will be 2X overhead but wind will continue to be hard onshore. Early Tuesday evening the wind turns offshore. Wednesday looks good for chest high and clean.

Sunday 10:00 am - Today has building 5' SE swell coming in with increasing SE wind. Storm coming through tomorrow. Wind may turn offshore by Tuesday afternoon with head+ waves. Wednesday looks good for chest+.

NOAA forecast for the Cape Cod area.

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