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 07:01 AM and sunset is at 04:13 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Icy conditions (max 13°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
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
8:27PM0.82m
Low Tide
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
2:01PM-0.05m
1:56AM0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2.1
SSE
6
3.5
S
10
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
W
6
1.4
NW
5
1
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NNE
7
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.6
W
6
1.2
WNW
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
SW
5
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
ENE
10
1.7
S
6
1.5
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
W
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
2
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
 km/h
60
SSE
55
SW
60
W
35
W
25
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
S
40
S
40
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
30
WSW
25
W
10
N
30
SSE
55
S
30
W
25
W
40
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
 mm 
3
4
1
4
1
17
1
max°C
13
11
3
1
3
8
6
4
0
-1
1
1
4
5
5
2
3
1
4
5
4
7
9
8
6
5
-2
-1
0
-1
0
3
1
1
3
5
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
4:14
4:14
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:19
4:20
Today's sea temperature in Nantucket is
5.8° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.7 max: 11.4 min: 6.9°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025
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