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 07:03 AM and sunset is at 04:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
8:27PM0.82m
8:45AM1.23m
9:28PM0.81m
9:40AM1.26m
10:30PM0.82m
10:39AM1.29m
11:30PM0.84m
11:36AM1.30m
00:26AM0.87m
Low Tide
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
2:01PM-0.05m
1:56AM0.04m
3:01PM-0.10m
2:52AM0.03m
3:58PM-0.14m
3:49AM0.01m
4:53PM-0.17m
4:44AM-0.00m
5:45PM-0.18m
5:39AM-0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
1.1
SSW
4
1.6
W
5
1.6
N
5
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
SSE
7
2
NNW
5
1.7
NE
9
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
13
1
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
1.6
S
6
1.6
W
5
1.8
WSW
6
2.4
SW
8
2.1
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.4
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WNW
10
E
40
WSW
55
NW
45
NNE
5
N
40
SW
40
WNW
55
NNW
45
N
30
N
15
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
NW
20
W
25
WSW
45
SSW
45
WNW
50
W
60
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
25
WNW
15
NW
0
NNE
20
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
 mm 
1
2
2
6
max°C
5
4
5
4
3
3
5
3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
2
4
7
0
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
0
-1
1
2
3
3
4
3
5
7
10
Moonrise
9:44
10:10
10:33
10:54
11:16
11:39
12:05
12:38
1:20
2:13
3:20
4:36
Moonset
7:44
8:51
9:59
11:07
12:17
1:31
2:48
4:08
5:27
6:38
7:37
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:22
4:22
4:22
Today's sea temperature in Nantucket is
5.4° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.2 max: 10.3 min: 6.9°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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