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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sun
4
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
12:32PM1.28m
Low Tide
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
6:37PM-0.17m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.6
W
5
1.9
ENE
8
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
NW
5
1.6
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.1
E
12
1.3
E
13
1.1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
1.9
SSW
7
2.3
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.2
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
W
5
1.6
WSW
5
1.6
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.8
SSE
8
1.3
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
1
N
5
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NE
6
0.6
E
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
55
NNW
40
NNE
5
NNW
45
WSW
40
WNW
50
NW
40
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
N
20
WNW
25
W
30
SSW
55
WSW
55
W
65
W
60
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
40
W
20
NW
25
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
 mm 
1
11
4
max°C
4
3
3
6
5
-2
-4
-3
0
1
1
-1
0
2
7
7
2
0
-2
-1
-3
0
3
4
0
-2
-4
-12
-11
-11
-10
-8
-4
-1
1
Moonrise
10:10
10:33
10:54
11:16
11:39
12:05
12:38
1:20
2:13
3:20
4:36
5:55
Moonset
8:51
9:59
11:07
12:17
1:31
2:48
4:08
5:27
6:38
7:37
8:23
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:23
Today's sea temperature in Nantucket is
5.3° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.2 max: 10.0 min: 6.9°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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