Excessive surf and rip present danger – Boston Information, Climate, Sports activities

With Hurricane Erin 275 miles Southeast of Nantucket this morning, and transferring away, the coastal winds will regularly diminish by way of the day with sunshine prevailing for many.

Gusty breezes to 40mph shall be prevalent throughout the Cape and Islands by way of this morning, petering out a bit this afternoon. Total, it’ll be a pleasant summer time day for many areas off the Cape and Islands with sunshine and hotter air. Highs run mid to higher 70s coast, low to mid 80s inland. Cooler and breezy circumstances proceed for the Cape and Islands this afternoon, regardless that the wind diminishes to 20-30mph gusts.

Regardless of the development within the climate, enhancements on the water will take a while. Waves within the surf zones shall be very excessive as we speak, particularly this morning. Max wave heights are beneath. Common wave heights run round half these numbers, however definitely nonetheless sufficiently big to run a excessive danger of rip currents.

Wave heights slowly lower later as we speak into tomorrow. Nonetheless, the massive story on the coast would be the large surf and excessive rip present danger into Saturday, with some enhancements Sunday. Though wave motion and rip present danger should be on the average aspect round Cape Ann, east aspect of Cape Cod and Nantucket on Sunday. Backside line, for those who’re sneaking in one other seashore day earlier than the summer time involves a detailed and youngsters head again to high school, simply concentrate on the rip present danger within the native spot you’re heading too. It would begin to range from location to location the deeper into the weekend we get, the place much less uncovered seashores received’t see as excessive of a danger by Sunday. Temps Saturday and Sunday run within the low to mid 80s as we keep dry, albeit cooler on the seashore. It’ll be breezy Sunday too with winds getting gusty out of the southwest.