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South Beach

Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

South Beach 2 photos

  • Brant Point Lighthouse

    Brant Point Lighthouse. Jeff Dell, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Brant Point Lighthouse

    Brant Point Lighthouse. Andrew Malone, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
4.3
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.8
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.0
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5836 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
4.3Fair8 am3622
4.0Fair9 am3622
3.8Poor10 am3823
3.9Poor11 am3824
4.0Fair12 pm3723
3.9Poor1 pm3622
3.8Poor2 pm3622
4.0Fair3 pm3522
4.2Fair4 pm3421
3.8Poor5 pm3220
Sat
6.0Good8 am1510
6.0Good9 am1811
6.0Good10 am1911
6.2Good11 am1811
6.3Good12 pm1510
6.4Good1 pm149
6.6Good2 pm138
6.8Good3 pm117
6.8Good4 pm85
6.9Good5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, -<0.1 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.7 m. High at 6 pm, -0.2 mHigh 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m220 ftFrancis Street/Washington Street
Nearest town
560 m0.3 miNantucket (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miNantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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