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Sea Temperature — Provincetown

The sea at Provincetown is currently 16.5°C (61.7°F) — cool, refreshing rather than warm — fine for a swim, chilly on entry.

SEA TEMPERATURE · PROVINCETOWN
Temperature16.5°C / 61.7°F
FeelsCool
Waves0.5 m / 1.7 ft · Small

Live from Open-Meteo Marine (CC-BY) for 42.05°, -70.18°.

READING THE SEA…

Is it warm enough to swim at Provincetown?

At 16.5°C the water is coolrefreshing rather than warm — fine for a swim, chilly on entry. Sea temperature lags the seasons, so the warmest water at Provincetownusually comes a month or two after the hottest air, and a cold current or a spell of offshore wind can drop it sharply within a day. This is the surface layer; it's cooler a few metres down.

Provincetown right now

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