Nantucket Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Nantucket Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 04:13 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Icy conditions (max 13°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:42PM0.74m
11:26AM1.06m
00:23AM0.74m
12:06PM1.07m
1:02AM0.74m
12:46PM1.07m
1:41AM0.75m
1:25PM1.07m
2:20AM0.77m
2:05PM1.05m
3:00AM0.79m
2:47PM1.03m
3:42AM0.83m
3:33PM0.99m
4:26AM0.88m
4:24PM0.95m
5:14AM0.94m
5:22PM0.91m
6:05AM1.01m
6:23PM0.87m
6:57AM1.09m
7:25PM0.84m
7:50AM1.16m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.05m
4:48AM0.24m
5:48PM0.04m
5:26AM0.23m
6:24PM0.03m
6:05AM0.23m
7:01PM0.03m
7:40PM0.02m
7:28AM0.22m
8:19PM0.02m
8:15AM0.20m
9:00PM0.02m
9:06AM0.18m
9:43PM0.02m
10:00AM0.15m
10:28PM0.02m
10:58AM0.11m
11:15PM0.03m
11:58AM0.06m
00:06AM0.04m
12:59PM0.01m
1:00AM0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SSW
7
1.5
S
6
2.1
S
7
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
2.3
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
2.2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
W
6
1.8
WNW
5
1.4
NW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
WNW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.7
SW
3
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
ENE
6
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNE
5
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
mod rain
mod rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSE
45
SW
60
W
40
WNW
15
WSW
40
SSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
50
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
5
WNW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
40
SW
25
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
0
SSE
20
S
5
SW
25
N
15
NW
 mm 
7
7
5
3
2
7
1
3
max°C
10
13
12
10
4
0
2
8
7
6
-1
-2
-1
1
5
4
1
3
3
3
7
8
9
10
7
5
5
4
3
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
Moonrise
7:01
7:52
8:37
9:14
9:44
10:10
10:33
10:54
11:16
11:39
12:05
12:38
Moonset
3:33
4:29
5:30
6:37
7:44
8:51
9:59
11:07
12:17
1:31
2:48
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
4:13
4:13
4:13
4:14
4:14
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:19
Today's sea temperature in Nantucket is
5.7° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.8 max: 11.4 min: 6.9°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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