Overview

Madaket is a kitesurf spot located on the western tip of Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. This wild beach offers exposure to west and southwest swells. Preserved and isolated natural setting, away from the bustle of Nantucket town. Spectacular sunsets.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Madaket / Nantucket Island

Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:52

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.3 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 02:35 · 0.7 m Low tide 04:36 · 0.6 m High tide 05:45 · 0.6 m Low tide 08:50 · 0.4 m High tide 10:54 · 0.5 m Low tide 11:27 · 0.5 m High tide 15:06 · 0.8 m Low tide 17:20 · 0.7 m High tide 17:38 · 0.7 m Low tide 21:37 · 0.4 m High tide 22:49 · 0.4 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:12 · 0.4 m High tide 03:33 · 0.7 m Low tide 05:29 · 0.7 m High tide 06:17 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:43 · 0.4 m High tide 11:57 · 0.4 m Low tide 12:09 · 0.4 m High tide 16:02 · 0.8 m Low tide 22:19 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:07 · 0.4 m Low tide 00:46 · 0.4 m High tide 04:29 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:35 · 0.3 m High tide 16:55 · 0.8 m Low tide 23:02 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:19 · 0.8 m Low tide 11:27 · 0.3 m High tide 17:42 · 0.8 m Low tide 23:47 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:05 · 0.9 m Low tide 12:20 · 0.2 m High tide 18:26 · 0.9 m

Madaket / Nantucket Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

383h

in March · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in March, with 383 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is July, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: Madaket / Nantucket Island

Monthly averages — Madaket / Nantucket Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.5	283 h	3 °C	94 mm
February	28.0	295 h	4 °C	81 mm
March	31.0	383 h	8 °C	108 mm
April	30.0	382 h	11 °C	82 mm
May	30.5	415 h	17 °C	53 mm
June	28.0	390 h	22 °C	53 mm
July	29.0	376 h	25 °C	112 mm
August	28.5	346 h	25 °C	58 mm
September	25.0	283 h	22 °C	49 mm
October	30.0	330 h	17 °C	90 mm
November	29.5	307 h	11 °C	56 mm
December	28.0	280 h	5 °C	91 mm

Photo gallery of Madaket / Nantucket Island

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Madaket / Nantucket Island spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Ocean conditions with exposure to west and southwest swells. Waves possible on west swells. Strong currents around Madaket Point. Dynamic and changing conditions depending on tide and wind.

Hazards

Strong currents around the western point. Powerful swell possible. Isolated area – rescue services far away. Ferry access to Nantucket only. Cold water – thick wetsuit required. Sharks possible.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Nantucket, Nantucket Memorial Airport12.9 kmsource noaa

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from Nantucket, Nantucket Memorial Airport weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

NANTUCKET SOUND14.1 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source NOAA Buoy
Nantucket Island, MA NWLON9.6 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source madis - NOAA

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Madaket / Nantucket Island

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Massachusetts

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Madaket / Nantucket Island kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot