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Located in the heart of the Cape Cod National Seashore, Coast Guard Beach is a favorite among Cape Cod beaches and is regularly ranked as one of the top ten beaches in the United States. This Cape Cod beach is where the Mayflower first sighted land on November 9, 1620 after 65 days at sea.

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News releases from Cape Cod National Seashore.

Announcing the Provincetown Municipal Airport Capital Improvements Plan Availability and 30-Day Comment Period
The National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to the requirements of NEPA have made available for public review and comment the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)/Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Capital Improvements Plan at the municipal airport located in Provincetown, Massachusetts because NPS owns the land and permits the airport activity.
Two Hundred Eighty-Second Meeting of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission January 9
The two-hundred and eighty-second meeting of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission will take place on Monday, January 9, 2012, at 1:00 P.M., in the meeting room at Headquarters, 99 Marconi Station, in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
National Park Service Requests Determination of Eligibility from Keeper of the National Register for Six North Beach Island Cottages
On November 2, 2011 the National Park Service (NPS) sent the Keeper of the National Register a Request for Determination of Eligibility for six North Beach Island cottages in Chatham. The properties are owned by the NPS. At issue is whether the buildings, constructed in 1992, are historic and eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Officer (MASHPO) and the NPS do not agree. The NPS finding that the cottages are not eligible for listing in the National Register is supported by the NPS Northeast Regional cultural resource staff and the Superintendent of Cape Cod National Seashore.

Thinking About the Mayflower
This morning I was looking at wave charts for the North Atlantic, noting that tropical storm Ophelia was poised to deliver head high waves to our beaches starting tomorrow, when, because of the dreary morning perhaps, I flashed on Thanksgiving. That got me to thinking about the Mayflower. I've been looking at wave charts for years, thinking about sailing from Cape Cod to England myself and have learned two lessons that I take as commandments for planning a sailing voyage across the North A ...
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New Nantucket Buoy Link
Nantucket Buoy 44018 located 30 nm SE of Nantucket stopped working on 8/31. NOAA plans to move this buoy to 10 nm E of Truro around October 15. We are now linking to 44008 located 54 nm SE of Nantucket. ...
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Not so bad
10:45 am - Even though max winds aren't forecast for another hour or two it's clear that Irene is fizzling. The surge on the south shore shouldn't be too bad. Water may not even splash on the road at Saquatucket Harbor (see live view here).Do I regret boarding up our big south facing windows? No. But I do wish Nauset Marine had allowed my boat to ride this out on a mooring in Meeting House Pond. Now that the boat is out of the water I think I'll keep it out. Now that the kids are abou ...
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Something Big Is "Irene"
The something big that showed up on the charts a week ago is now a category 1 hurricane named Irene. She decided to forego the Atlantic crossing. Her projected path now takes her along the Jersey Shore, into the island of Manhattan and past the Green Mountains of Vermont.The biggest threat from Irene is storm surge and massive waves along south facing beaches. Rhode Island may be especially hard hit. Ocean beaches on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard will be punished. ...
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Something Big May Be Brewing
Long range weather models on this peaceful Saturday morning of August 20th show something that has the look of what could become a powerful hurricane near the Carolinas by the end of next week. Let's hope it decides to follow the Gulf Stream rather than the Intercoastal Waterway. ...
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Cape Cod Circumnavigation Completed
The Flying Fish off Coast Guard Beach July 20, 2011 with kayak on deck. On Wednesday, July 20, we finished our circumnavigation of Cape Cod. Having left P-Town Harbor in the dark at 4am we were rounding Race Point at sunrise. The area we passed through is supposed to be a great place to see whales. We didn't see anything except for a few sport fishing boats. The wind was on our nose and shifted to stay on our nose.... all... day... long. So we motored and motored some more. Noted a McMansi ...
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Sailing Around Cape Cod - Home Stretch Tomorrow
Last Thursday we sailed the Flying Fish across Nantucket Sound from Harwich Port to Falmouth in a strong north wind that blew at 20-25 knots and gusted frequently to 30 kts (34.6 mph). Off Craigville, when we were 3 miles off the lee shore, the swell reached 3 feet and our 25' centerboard/keel boat was thrown around enough that I tied myself into the cockpit and told Jane to plant her skinny 14-year-old butt in the gangway and not come out in case we were knocked down. With only 1/3 of th ...
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Sailing Around Cape Cod
The Marine Forecast for today is Small Craft Advisory for northeast winds blowing 20-25 kts gusting to 30 kts with 4-7 foot seas. It's a perfect day for Jane and I to make the second leg of our circumnavigation of Cape Cod on the Flying Fish, our quarter century old O'Day 25' sailboat. Jane, who is 14, wanted to do interesting and meaningful things this summer. This will be one of those things. Jane has had fears of water ever since her first bath as a baby. Despite her fears she likes being on ...
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Bleeding Diesel
My abilities as a mechanic never developed fully. Just after high school I bought a 1964 MGB that needed its rod bearings replaced just so I might learn a thing or two. A critical part of the assembly are bolts that connect the rods to the crank shaft. The bolts are kept from wriggling free by bent metal tabs. I distinctly remember tearing those tabs as I tightened the bolts to the requisite 75 foot pounds. Whenever I drove the car afterwards I worried that the bolts would loosen and a piston wo ...
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SUP Controversy
Last weekend I ran into my good friend Ron Collins, a proseltyzing Stand Up Paddle surfer who loves to verbally assault me with the merits of SUPs. He gave me a ration of grief for my comment in a thread at the forum at NESurf.com titled "Anti-SUP". Mind you, if he'd bothered to read all my comments in the thread he'd see that I've staked out a reasonable middle ground. For those of you who aren't surfers, there's a controversy these days about SUPs riding waves in the same spots as ...
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Dec 26 Beach Walk to Pochet Washover
Christmas Day's sunshine has turned into blizzard warnings from Long Island to Maine. But here on the outer Cape warmer air will mean more rain than snow. With a well stocked fridge, 3/4 full oil tank, wood stove with wood pile ready for action in case of a power failure and no need to go anywhere other than Allentown PA to visit the in-laws, a heavy 3' load of snow is something I'd rather enjoy. At 9am I took a walk south of Nauset Beach to the was ...
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How cold is too cold?
6:30am - I've been sitting here in the lobby of the Kyoto Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on this fine Wednesday morning listening to piped in Christmas carols while preparing the 5 day surf forecast for Cape Cod. The waves look great at the Cape. Better than here in SoCal this week. Not that I want to rub anyone's face in it but last weekend in LA was about as good as it gets in every way except surf. The air was dry, in the 80's and super duper clear. Visibility mus ...
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Ahab: "I am madness maddened."
Last night, nearing the 1/2 way point in our more-or-less-chapter-a-night reading of Moby Dick, my daughter and I learned the true nature of Ahab and the reason for the Pequod's voyage. In previous chapters Ahab's been an enigmatic presence - a little crabby, a little sloppy, but mostly quiet and unseen. Sometimes, most of the time in fact, Melville takes a lot of words to get to the point. Now the writer has Ahab disclose his full essence in just four words: "I am madness maddened." Prior ...
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How much would you spend for a new pair of jeans?
Jeans are a core element of a Cape Codder's wardrobe. They look good when crusted in salt and benefit rather than suffer from abrasion by sand. And they're comfortable. My preference are Levi's but I'll buy Lee instead if the price difference is significant (as in $10). I'm a classic jeans kind of guy and have never understood designer jeans. I felt like a sell-out when I finally gave in to buying pre-washed, pre-shrunk. But I've never given in to buying distressed or stone washed je ...
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Choosing Photo Contest Finalists
Whew - That took a long time. We had a lot of great entries in the CC Waterfront Pixels Contest. Today's task was to edit them down to a manageable number so the other judges can choose the final winner and runners-up. They're a great set, running the gamut from moody to funny to lively to still. See them here. Just have to get this off my chest.... From the ages of 12-30 there was nothing I cared more about than photography. My heroes were Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Cartier Bresso ...
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Nauset Beach cam
First, Plovers taste just like chicken. Second, humans do not taste like seals...so the Great White will bite and taste then spit you out. Now you do not have to worry about being eaten or poisoning t...

Coast Guard Beach Full View
We walked on Coast Guard on New Year's Eve, 53 degrees, before heading to First Night Chatham. So many friendly people on Coast Guard (as always), and in Chatham. Well worth the 2 hour drive from Worc...

Coast Guard Beach Full View
I echo many of the comments and am SO thankful that, year round, we can be aware of the changes in the ocean, snow on the sand, sun rising and even setting when it has a shadow over Coast Guard, all w...

Skaket Beach Cam
ahh.... my favorite place in the world! i go here every summer and i even took my first steps as a baby here! maybe you could get a better webcam though and face it the other way so i can see the oth...

Nauset Beach cam
Ive been surfing and enjoying these waters for a long time. To start with, I think the beach cam is fine. it's something we never had years ago. We would accualy have to drive down to the beach and se...

Nauset Beach cam
Thank you so much for providing us with the great views of Nauset Beach. Our family loves the views of the beach, especially at sunrise. Thanks again!

Coast Guard Beach Full View
I envy your ability to enjoy the day-I was looking at the webcam, wishin I was able to get to the beach and spend some time, and even take a dip. Today looks great also.

Coast Guard Beach Full View
What an absolutely spectacular day on the beach yesterday (11/08/11), after the snow only a week prior! Shorts and a t-shirt were the clothing of the day, and the water was still somewhat warm. 66 d...

Nauset Beach cam
How can anyone fault a free service that provides such a welcome view. Keep up the great work.

Coast Guard Beach Full View
Spent a great Saturday on the beach last weekend--comfortable air temperature, water temperature still in the mid-50s. Was able to get in a few more boogie board rides before the winter. I agree thi...

Coast Guard Beach Full View
sitting here in Ravena NY as my Christin and daughter Ginny are probably just waking up in Eastham raring to go swimming and boogieboarding at Coast Guard... One of Gods gifts to us all One of the m...

Thinking About the Mayflower
Your comment about the Mayflower says a lot about the way the Cape brings the history buff out of people. As a Canadian, and frequent visitor to CG Beach and Nauset Break, I sometimes see the ghost of...

Thinking About the Mayflower
My many times great ancestors were on that boat. Happy they made it for obvious reasons. Imagine what they endured on that journey. I surf Coastgaurd all the time. Am I a failure because I'm still...

ryerocks
Anyone know why there are so many dead sea gulls this week along Wallis Sands beaches? Today, I counted 7 dead gulls in less than a 1/4 mile along the town beach. On Monday, i saw a seal with no hea...

Pavilion Beach Ipswich
grew up there to, i remember all of you great memories

Cape Cod Surf Shops

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- Buzzards Bay -508-759-6559
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- Hyannis - 508-778-4080
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- Orleans - 508-255-4742
Pump House Surf Shop
- Orleans - 508-240-2229
Sickday Surf Shop
- Wellfleet - 508-214-4158

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