Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA) is a Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NNE, NE, NW and NNW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA) is a Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NNE, NE, NW and NNW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
For Chapin, take exit 8 of Route 6E and go north on Union Street. Turn right on 6A and head east for three miles. Turn left on New Boston Road. (Chapin Beach is just past the Aqua Cultural Research facility so watch for their signs.) Go 1/4 mile and trunk right on Beach Street. At the fork, take the middle road (Taunton Avenue). Taunton takes a sharp left at the water and becomes Dr. Bottero Road. The next fork is ACR's driveway, bear right and continue to the beach.
For Chapin, take exit 8 of Route 6E and go north on Union Street. Turn right on 6A and head east for three miles. Turn left on New Boston Road. (Chapin Beach is just past the Aqua Cultural Research facility so watch for their signs.) Go 1/4 mile and trunk right on Beach Street. At the fork, take the middle road (Taunton Avenue). Taunton takes a sharp left at the water and becomes Dr. Bottero Road. The next fork is ACR's driveway, bear right and continue to the beach.
Riding Conditions in Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA)
Riding Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Mid-late summer water temps reach about 70°F. That is the max. Summer air temps range from 65-80°F. Drysuits are needed from late October until mid April.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NNE, NE, NW and NNW
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA).
Varies considerably. North winds are frontal driven and seem to be best early in the day. SW thermals develop as the day goes on and seem to reduce the strength of northerlies as the day progresses. Chapin is best in Northeast and Northwest winds.
Wind
usually
blows
from N, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW and NNW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA) are
March, April, May, September, October and November
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Mid-late summer water temps reach about 70°F. That is the max. Summer air temps range from 65-80°F. Drysuits are needed from late October until mid April.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NNE, NE, NW and NNW
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA).
Varies considerably. North winds are frontal driven and seem to be best early in the day. SW thermals develop as the day goes on and seem to reduce the strength of northerlies as the day progresses. Chapin is best in Northeast and Northwest winds.
Wind
usually
blows
from N, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW and NNW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA) are
March, April, May, September, October and November
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA) is a
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Big size.
Nice sandy beach with enough room to launch and land kites. One obstruction is the ramp that allows 4WD vehicles to drive down on to the west end of the beach.
At dead low tide you have to walk quite a ways to get to the water. Anything other than dead low tide has flat water inside the sandbar and can have waves outside depending on wind strength and direction.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA) is a
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Big size.
Nice sandy beach with enough room to launch and land kites. One obstruction is the ramp that allows 4WD vehicles to drive down on to the west end of the beach.
At dead low tide you have to walk quite a ways to get to the water. Anything other than dead low tide has flat water inside the sandbar and can have waves outside depending on wind strength and direction.
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents
.
Beach risk reported:
Cars
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
Need to know
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents
.
Beach risk reported:
Cars
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
A
parking
is available at Chapin Beach, Massachusetts (USA).
There are
Showers
available on the spot.
In the summer their is a parking fee ($8) for non-residents. The lot is not very big and can fill up. During the summer it is best to kite at the far end of the beach away from the beach crowd. Also, please be mindful of restrictions associated with piping plover habitat. If there are nesting pairs in the dunes, kites cannot be flown within 200 meters of the nests.
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