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Cape Cod Fun Times

Published Monday, July 6, 2026 Morning field edition chatham.capecod.fun
Marconi Beach shoreline in Wellfleet with dunes and Atlantic surf
Marconi Beach starts July 6 with building east-wind surf, rain, and a small-craft advisory stretch.

Front Page

Rain First, Rough Water Next

Monday opens a rougher Lower Cape weather cycle: showers, east wind, and building short-period Atlantic surf. The best land window is limited, Tuesday is the caution day for water and travel, and Wednesday begins the slow reset before warmer air returns late week.

Surf
Marconi builds from 1-2 ft today toward a rough 4 ft-plus Tuesday peak.
Paddle
Forest Beach is caution-to-bad: showers, gusts, and Tuesday small-craft weather.
Golf
Playable at best today; rain and east wind drag Tuesday down to rough.
Run
Ok before steadier rain; Tuesday morning is the real ugh window.
Drive-In
Official page still posts the July 3-9 Minions / Mario double feature.
OSV
Nauset Spit resident OSV access remains the posted opening; South/North stay closed.
Ferries
Small craft advisories cover tonight through Tuesday evening for the Sounds.
Baseball
Chatham is 9-8-2 after a 3-2 Harwich loss; Wareham visits Tuesday.

Town Calendar

Things Happening This Week

Daily / Chatham

Orpheum Morning Matinees

The Chatham Orpheum's free family morning matinees continue through Labor Day, with 9:30 AM shows as a useful cool-air backup if early damp weather changes the beach plan.

Matinee listing

Daily / Chatham

Art In The Park & Oars

Art in the Park and Oars in the Stores stay on the Chatham calendar through the summer, pairing Kate Gould Park art with the townwide shop hunt.

Art and oars details

Tue Jul 7 / Chatham

Kids Summer Reading Program

The Chatham Chamber calendar lists the Kids Summer Reading Program for Tuesday, a practical family fallback if rain and gusts keep beach plans short.

Reading program

This Week / Chatham

Museums After The Rush

Chatham's Railroad Museum and Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum remain practical day plans when damp air, parking, or beach traffic argue for an indoor stop.

Chatham events calendar

Wed Jul 8 / Harwich Port

Port Summer Nights

Harwich Chamber lists the 5-8 PM July 8 Port Summer Nights lineup with Lava Bomb, Wildflower Lane, Rip-It-Ups, Izzy Marino, and Cape Harmony as special guests.

Harwich lineup

This Week / Provincetown

Ptownie Stage Listings

Ptownie is carrying July cabaret, drag, and music listings, including recurring Post Office Cafe, Crown & Anchor, Boatslip, and Pilgrim House events.

Ptownie events

This Week / Cape-wide

Cape Cod Chamber Calendar

Cape Cod Chamber's events calendar remains the broadest filter for concerts, art openings, family events, hydrangea-season stops, and town-by-town searches.

Cape Cod events

Tue Jul 7 / Chatham

Anglers At Veterans Field

Wareham visits Chatham at 7:00 PM Tuesday. Schedules can change with weather, so confirm with the team page before committing the evening.

Anglers schedule

Veterans Field

Chatham Anglers Watch

How They Are Doing

The Anglers are 9-8-2 with 20 points, a .529 winning percentage, and a +22 run differential. Cape League standings list them fourth in the East, 5-4 over their last 10, and on a L1 streak after Sunday's 3-2 walk-off loss at Harwich.

There is no Chatham game posted for Monday. The next Veterans Field date is Wareham at Chatham, Tuesday at 7:00 PM, followed by a Wednesday road game at Bourne. Use the team page for same-day first-pitch and weather confirmation.

Schedule & results CCBL standings Team stats

Upcoming Home Games

Date Opponent First Pitch
Tue Jul 7 Wareham at Chatham 7:00 PM
Fri Jul 10 Brewster at Chatham 7:00 PM
Sun Jul 12 Orleans at Chatham 7:00 PM
Tue Jul 14 Yarmouth-Dennis at Chatham 7:00 PM
Thu Jul 16 Bourne at Chatham 7:00 PM

Home games are at Veterans Field. Cape League schedules can shift with weather, fog, lights, and makeup-game changes.

Surf Desk

Marconi Beach, Wellfleet

Surf Call

Building, wet, and not especially clean. Open-Meteo marine shows daylight wave height rising from about 1.0 ft late morning to nearly 1.9 ft tonight, mostly 4-6 second period energy with a small longer swell underneath. East wind and showers keep the quality modest.

Open-Meteo weather has a 4.3 UV peak, sunrise at 5:12 AM, a 69 F high, and rain chances near 45%. The practical call is cautious longboard/foam-board play today, then a rough, windy Tuesday that favors watching more than promising family surf.

Board Call

Bring foam and volume if you go today. A long soft-top or wide log is still the best tool, but the later-day bump gets windier and rainier. Tuesday has more size than shape; bodyboards can use shorebreak, while inexperienced surfers should wait.

Tide Board

Event Time Height
High 4:42 AM 4.99 ft
Low 11:29 AM -0.16 ft
High 5:17 PM 4.86 ft
Low 11:53 PM 0.18 ft

Tide times use NOAA station 8447435, Chatham, as the Atlantic-side proxy. Wellfleet Harbor is bay-side and not a clean Marconi surf proxy.

Boogie Board Bureau

Possible today for older kids in supervised shorebreak, but rain and building wind matter. Tuesday's size is more powerful and disorganized; fins and close adult attention are the baseline.

Mon Jul 6

Building Rain Lines

Low tides: 11:29 AM and 11:53 PM. Surf: 1.0-1.9 ft, mostly 4-6 seconds. Wind: E 8-15 mph, gusts into the 20s late.

Foam boards and bodyboards only. Best around lower tide before the late gusts build.

Tue Jul 7

Rough Size

Low tide: 12:10 PM. Surf: 2.0-4.3 ft, 4-6 seconds. Wind: E/NE 15-29 mph, gusts 30-40 mph.

More size but poor quality. Experienced surfers only; bodyboards should stay conservative.

Wed Jul 8

Easing Leftovers

Low tides: 12:51 AM and 12:57 PM. Surf: 2.1-3.9 ft, 6 seconds. Wind: N/NE easing from gusty morning to lighter afternoon.

Leftover lump with a cleaner trend. Foam/longboard possible late if the wind drops.

Thu Jul 9

Warmer Small Leftovers

Low tides: 1:55 AM and 1:49 PM. Surf: 2.0-2.2 ft, 5-7 seconds. Wind: SW builds later with afternoon gusts.

Better beach day than surf day. Longboard early; bodyboards can use small reforms.

SUP & Kayak Desk

Forest Beach, South Chatham

Today: Caution, Bad Late

Forest Beach is not a clean green light. Open-Meteo shows showers, east wind mostly 8-15 mph, and gusts building into the 20s mph late. The NWS coastal waters forecast adds small craft advisory conditions from late tonight through Tuesday evening for nearby Sounds.

Kayaks are the better casual craft today, and even that should stay short and protected. SUP is marginal unless a local lull and good visibility are obvious. Tuesday is a skip for casual paddling; Wednesday improves but still starts windy.

Paddle rating: good means sustained wind mostly under 8 mph; caution means 9-13 mph or gusty; bad means mid-teen sustained wind, strong gusts, storms, or poor visibility.

Tide & Wind Board

Item Today Read
Low Tide 11:29 AM / 11:53 PM Late-morning low exposes shallow edges and makes launch awareness important.
High Tide 5:17 PM More water later, but wind and showers become more limiting.
Wind E 8-15 mph, gusts into the 20s late Caution now; bad if gusts arrive before the return leg.
Weather 64-69 F, showers, UV 4.3 Visibility, rain, and thunder risk matter more than temperature.

Tides use NOAA station 8447435, Chatham, as the closest daily proxy. Forest Beach still varies with shoals, creek mouths, and localized sea breeze.

Mon Jul 6

Caution

Tides: lows at 11:29 AM and 11:53 PM; high at 5:17 PM. Wind: E 8-15 mph with gusts into the 20s late; showers.

Kayak only short and protected; SUP needs a visible lull and quick turnaround plan.

Tue Jul 7

Bad

Tides: low at 12:10 PM; high at 6:04 PM. Wind: E/NE 15-29 mph with gusts around 30-40 mph; rain and fog.

Skip casual SUP and kayak plans. Small-craft weather and poor visibility dominate.

Wed Jul 8

Caution

Tides: lows at 12:51 AM and 12:57 PM; high at 6:56 PM. Wind: N/NE gusty early, easing through afternoon; showers taper.

Wait for the wind to back down. Kayaks first; SUP only late and protected.

Thu Jul 9

Caution

Tides: lows at 1:55 AM and 1:49 PM; high at 7:52 PM. Wind: SW 8-17 mph with afternoon gusts into the 20s.

Early protected paddles are possible. Afternoon sea breeze pushes SUP into caution.

Golf Weather

Golf Forecast

Scale: 100 starts as perfect. Penalties apply for temperatures outside 60-80 F, dew point above 65 F, precipitation risk, and wind over 12 mph. 85+ is excellent, 70-84 good, 55-69 playable, below 55 rough.

Mon Jul 6

62 / Playable

64-69 F and dew points mostly under 62 F, but showers and late gusts cap the score.

Tue Jul 7

31 / Rough

64-67 F, rain risk to 84%, fog/low visibility, and E/NE gusts 30-40 mph.

Wed Jul 8

69 / Playable

60-70 F with dew points near 57-61 F; early wind and shower chances keep it below good.

Thu Jul 9

74 / Good

63-81 F, mostly dry, and decent morning air; afternoon SW gusts and dew points near 66 F trim it.

Running Weather

Cape Running Index

Run ratings follow the morning-brief rule: assume 3-9 miles at 10-minute pace, so the runner may be outside for 30-90 minutes after starting. Ratings are great, good, ok, or ugh based on rain risk, dew point, humidity, heat across the full run window.

Ok Monday

Best start: 5:00-7:00 AM if rain is light. 65 F, dew point near 60 F, but damp pavement persists.

Ugh Tuesday

Cool air is not enough: rain, fog, high humidity, and gusts over 30 mph make the full window ugly.

Ok Wednesday

Best start: closer to 8:00-9:00 AM. 62-67 F, dew points near 60 F, but early wind remains meaningful.

Good Thursday

Best start: 5:30-7:30 AM. 64-69 F, low rain risk, and manageable wind before warmth builds.

Outer Beach

Nauset Oversand Status

What Is Open

Orleans Natural Resources still posts the Nauset Spit "Residents" over-sand vehicle area as open from the June 12 sunrise notice. The posted rules tell drivers to park perpendicular to the water, minimize footprint, and maintain 15 PSI.

Today's practical translation: limited resident OSV access exists on the Spit, but this is not a broad outer-beach opening. Check town alerts before airing down, and expect trail checks, nesting protection, and beach-width limits to control access.

Restrictions

Area Posted Status Reason / Rule
Nauset Spit Resident OSV area open 15 PSI required; park perpendicular; minimize footprint.
Nauset South Closed to vehicles Protection of unfledged piping plover chicks.
Nauset North Closed to OSV access Town cites limited drivable beach.

Status is from Orleans town notices visible July 6, including the May 26 and June 12 OSV updates. Conditions can change quickly.

Island Boats

Ferry Weather & Operating Notes

Operating notes use posted seasonal ferry schedules. Weather uses the 1:03 PM EDT NWS Boston coastal waters forecast for Nantucket Sound and Vineyard Sound.

Harwich Port to Nantucket

Freedom Cruise Line links its 2026 schedule PDF, notes daily passenger service from Harwich Port, and describes the run as less than 80 minutes to Nantucket. It advises customers to confirm after 8:00 AM when high seas, storms, gale winds, small craft warnings, or mechanical issues are possible.

Nantucket Sound is cautionary today and worse tonight: E wind 10-15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, seas 2-3 ft, showers, isolated thunder, and heavy-rain potential. A small craft advisory runs late tonight through Tuesday evening, when gusts reach 30 kt and seas build to 3-4 ft.

Falmouth to Martha's Vineyard

Island Queen is in its June 19-September 7 summer schedule, with Falmouth departures at 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, noon, 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM, and 6:00 PM. The Falmouth-Edgartown Ferry posts direct 45-minute service from Falmouth Inner Harbor to Memorial Wharf and says weather-related changes are communicated as early as possible.

Vineyard Sound is also cautionary: E wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, seas around 3 ft, showers, and a slight thunder risk today. The small craft advisory covers late tonight through Tuesday evening, with 3-4 ft seas and gusts up to 30 kt, so check operators before committing.

The Amusements Page

Wellfleet Drive-In Schedule

Wellfleet Drive-In sixtieth anniversary logo

Box office opens at 6:30 PM, mini-golf is posted open to 8:30 PM, and the official page says all schedules are subject to change. The readable public block still runs through Thursday, July 9; use the ticket link for same-day availability because rain and thunder are in the forecast.

Date First Feature Second Feature
Fri Jul 3-Thu Jul 9 Minions & Monsters, PG, 8:30 PM The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, PG, 10:05 PM

Short synopses: Minions & Monsters keeps the first half in animated family-comedy territory. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie makes the late show a game-world space adventure. Bring a radio plan and confirm same-day tickets if weather changes.

Looking Ahead

Extended Four-Day Forecast

Mon Jul 6

Rain And East Wind

Weather: 64-69 F, UV 4.3, showers, E wind gusting into the 20s late.

Best bets: Short errands, cautious foam-board surf, protected kayak only if a lull appears, playable golf, and ferry status checks.

Tue Jul 7

Small Craft Day

Weather: 64-67 F, UV under 1, rain risk to 84%, E/NE gusts 30-40 mph.

Best bets: Indoor plans, museums, and schedule checks. Surf is bigger but rough, paddle is bad, golf rough, running ugh, and ferries need caution.

Wed Jul 8

Slow Improvement

Weather: 60-70 F, UV 7.8, showers taper, wind eases after morning.

Best bets: Later-day beach walk, cautious leftover surf, playable golf, okay running after wind eases, and ferries improving but still choppy.

Thu Jul 9

Warm Return

Weather: 63-81 F, UV 7.5, mostly dry, SW wind builds during the day.

Best bets: Early run, morning golf, beach time, early protected paddle, and ferries with an eye on afternoon SW gusts.