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Conditions· Now

Wed, Sep 23

Gale Warning

Gale

wind sea, strong breeze.

Wind 25 kt NEPartly cloudy67°F

2.1 ft

Waves

Gale Warning in effect

Rest of today

Gale through the evening.

  1. Evening

    Gale

No good window

All day

Conditions remain rough all day.

Daily details

High temp

68°F

Water temp

74°F

Jellyfish

Low

Dawn

6:27 AM

Sunrise

6:54 AM

Sunset

7:01 PM

Dusk

7:28 PM

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Today, Wednesday, September 23

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7p

8p

9p

Sky

Rain

17%
16%
11%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
0%

Thunder

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Wind (kt)

24
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25

Seas (ft)

2.0
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1

Tide

Gale
Tide Details

Higher than normal · about 1.5 ft above normal

Shallow spots are deeper than usual; less clearance under a fixed pier.

No high or low water left today.

2.4 ft MLLW · Cambridge gauge, 15.3 nm away

Dashed line is the predicted tide; solid is what the gauge measured. The gap between them is the wind.

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