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Washing Pond Beach

Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Washing Pond Beach 3 photos

  • Long Exposure Waves - Alternate

    Long Exposure Waves - Alternate. Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Nantucket sunset, July 2016

    Nantucket sunset, July 2016. Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Long Exposure Waves (212-366)

    Long Exposure Waves (212-366). Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
3.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

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
11°C52°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3018 km/hmph N
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
3.9Poor8 am2918
3.7Poor9 am3019
3.6Poor10 am3220
4.3Fair11 am3220
4.3Fair12 pm3220
4.3Fair1 pm3119
4.3Fair2 pm3220
4.3Fair3 pm3220
4.1Fair4 pm3119
4.5Fair5 pm2918
Sat
6.0Good8 am159
5.8Good9 am1811
5.7Good10 am2012
6.0Good11 am1912
6.2Good12 pm1610
6.2Good1 pm1610
6.5Good2 pm149
6.6Good3 pm127
6.7Good4 pm96
6.7Good5 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, -<0.1 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, -0.1 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 5 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 5 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miNantucket (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miNantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)

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

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