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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the NE by Tue night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
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
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
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.9
SSE
7
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
2.3
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.6
W
6
1.6
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
SW
3
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.4
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
SW
4
1.2
SW
6
1
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
S
7
1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.1
ENE
4
2.1
ENE
6
2.5
E
8
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
50
SSE
60
SW
60
W
40
WNW
20
WSW
40
SSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
45
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
30
SW
45
SSW
35
WNW
40
NW
30
NNW
10
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
10
SSW
50
SW
50
WSW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
60
NE
65
NE
 mm 
6
4
1
1
6
1
5
1
max°C
11
11
3
1
2
9
7
6
-1
-2
0
0
4
5
3
3
3
2
5
7
10
10
9
6
4
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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