Nantucket Beach surf report
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Nantucket Beach
Nantucket Beach sits on the Massachusetts coast, where the water runs from about 39°F in February to 69°F in August.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in August, the warmest month, it sits around 69°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 70°F. That is 1° above the August average of 69°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Nantucket about 8.3 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nantucket Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 59 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 5s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.