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Fay Beach
4.6★ · 12 Google ratings · Falmouth, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 400 yd away · about 8 spaces
Walk
70 ft · under a minute
Water
71°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
1 ft range today
Sand
200 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Fri 11am
Map of Fay Beach
Guide
Good to know
Rent a bike to explore the area
The connected bike trail offers miles of scenic riding and is the highlight most visitors recommend.
Come for the bike path, not beach swimming
The 10.7-mile Shining Sea BikeWay is highly rated, but the beach itself is rocky and better for walking than swimming.
Avoid July 4th fireworks viewing
The beach gets extremely crowded for fireworks, and the display is too distant to view comfortably from this location.
Don't expect to find sea glass
Despite the beach's reputation for sea glass, multiple visits may yield no finds.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
70°F · overcast
Water
71°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.6 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the W
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:09 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:57 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:38 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:15 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:46 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Falmouth, MA 02543
🅿 Parking 400 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 70 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Fay Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 400 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Fay Beach?
70 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Fay Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Fay Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Fri 11am and the busiest at Mon 12pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
