Hurricane Erin is lashing Nantucket and Cape Cod with strong winds and rough surf as the storm moves northeast. Massive waves crashed along Cisco Beach on the island’s south shore early Friday. All south shore beaches on Nantucket are closed due to the large surf and dangerous rip currents.Six oceanside beaches along Cape Cod’s National Seashore are closed to swimming and all other recreational activities. Officials said park beaches are experiencing high surf, rip currents and hazardous swimming conditions from Erin. StormTeam 5 tools: Alerts | Radar | Map RoomWestport closed its beaches to swimming in that community, including Horseneck Beach. Horseneck Beach in Westport normally hosts thousands of swimmers, boogie boarders, and surfers on a summer day, but double red flags mean swimming is not allowed.About 500 yards down the beach at a private campground, some surfers hopped in at their own risk.Video: Hurricane Erin stirs massive waves at Horseneck Beach”It’s awesome,” surfer Owen Koss said. “We haven’t seen swell like this in a while. It’s refreshing — feels good to get out there.”A high surf advisory was posted for parts of Plymouth, Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Nantucket counties along Massachusetts’ southern coast through Saturday morning. The MBTA canceled Winthrop, Lynn and Quincy ferry service for Friday, and the Hy-Line has canceled Martha’s Vineyard and inter-island service.The Steamship Authority said the current forecast indicates Oak Bluffs service will be diverted to Vineyard Haven most of the day Friday on the Martha’s Vineyard-Woods Hole route. High-speed ferry service will likely be disrupted on Friday on the Hyannis-Nantucket route.The Steamship Authority is waiving change and cancellation fees for all travel scheduled for Friday, as well. Nantucket may see the highest winds, with gusts of up to 50 mph.The storm’s wind field will continue to get larger, and stronger wind gusts are expected on the Cape and Islands by Friday, even though the storm itself will pass more than 300 miles offshore.
Hurricane Erin is lashing Nantucket and Cape Cod with strong winds and rough surf as the storm moves northeast.
Massive waves crashed along Cisco Beach on the island’s south shore early Friday. All south shore beaches on Nantucket are closed due to the large surf and dangerous rip currents.
Six oceanside beaches along Cape Cod’s National Seashore are closed to swimming and all other recreational activities. Officials said park beaches are experiencing high surf, rip currents and hazardous swimming conditions from Erin.
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Westport closed its beaches to swimming in that community, including Horseneck Beach.
Horseneck Beach in Westport normally hosts thousands of swimmers, boogie boarders, and surfers on a summer day, but double red flags mean swimming is not allowed.
About 500 yards down the beach at a private campground, some surfers hopped in at their own risk.
Video: Hurricane Erin stirs massive waves at Horseneck Beach
“It’s awesome,” surfer Owen Koss said. “We haven’t seen swell like this in a while. It’s refreshing — feels good to get out there.”
A high surf advisory was posted for parts of Plymouth, Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Nantucket counties along Massachusetts’ southern coast through Saturday morning.
The MBTA canceled Winthrop, Lynn and Quincy ferry service for Friday, and the Hy-Line has canceled Martha’s Vineyard and inter-island service.
The Steamship Authority said the current forecast indicates Oak Bluffs service will be diverted to Vineyard Haven most of the day Friday on the Martha’s Vineyard-Woods Hole route.
High-speed ferry service will likely be disrupted on Friday on the Hyannis-Nantucket route.
The Steamship Authority is waiving change and cancellation fees for all travel scheduled for Friday, as well.
Nantucket may see the highest winds, with gusts of up to 50 mph.
The storm’s wind field will continue to get larger, and stronger wind gusts are expected on the Cape and Islands by Friday, even though the storm itself will pass more than 300 miles offshore.
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