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Cape Cod – West Dennis Beach
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A mile-long sandy beach on Nantucket Sound, one of the East Coast's best-known kite spots. In summer a thermal south-westerly of about 20 knots comes in most afternoons, over water that is only 1–3 ft deep at low tide for half a mile out; above 25 knots the sound builds a 2–4 ft chop, and the tidal river mouth is flatter. In season there is a single launch near the jetty, and a kite festival has been held here every year since 2003.
Source: se.kiteforum.com · checked 2026-09-25
Climate
Monthly averages in °C, 2016–2025: air as the daily high and low, water as the sea surface. The spot's best months are highlighted.
| Series | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air max. | 4° | 5° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 7° |
| Air min. | 0° | 0° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Water | 5° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 22° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 7° |
- Air: ERA5 / ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026
- Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Public domain). Sea surface temperature of the nearest 25 km grid cell with open water, 6 km from the spot
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