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Skaket Beach
4.7★ · 850 Google ratings · Orleans, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers✓ Picnic tables
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 70 ft away · paid · fills up
Walk
You're on it
Restrooms
Yes · 60 ft away
Cost
Paid parking
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Sand
150 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 15 samples clean · 2025
Map of Skaket Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go for sunset viewing
The beach faces west over Cape Cod Bay, offering some of the Cape's most celebrated sunset views.
Ideal for young children
Shallow bay water stays warm, calm waves are minimal, and the gradual slope lets kids wade far without getting deep.
Time your visit around low tide
The tidal flats extend for nearly a mile, creating an otherworldly landscape with tide pools full of crabs.
Arrive before 11am in summer
The parking lot fills quickly during peak season, sometimes creating lines of cars waiting to enter.
Bring bug spray for evening hours
Small insects can become bothersome near sunset, particularly close to the shore.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
68°F · partly cloudy
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.2 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:21 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 07:30 | High tide | ↑ |
| 14:34 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 19:48 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:41 AM.
Practical
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📍 Orleans, MA 02653
🅿 Parking 70 ft from the listing
🌊 The listing sits on the shoreline
🚽 Restrooms 60 ft away
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Where do you park at Skaket Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 70 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Skaket Beach?
The listed location sits on the shoreline itself, so there is no walk to speak of once you are out of the car.
Does Skaket Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 60 ft from the listing.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
