Overview

Jetties Beach is a kitesurf spot located on the north side of Nantucket Island, near the harbor entrance, facing Nantucket Sound. This popular beach offers protected body of water conditions. Easy access from Nantucket town center.

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Spot forecast for Jetties / Nantucket Island

Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:52

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 07:02 · 0.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 12:57 · 0.3 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:14 · 0.8 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 01:36 · 0.2 m

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Jetties / 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

365h

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 365 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Jetties / Nantucket Island

Monthly averages — Jetties / 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	270 h	3 °C	114 mm
February	28.0	282 h	4 °C	89 mm
March	31.0	365 h	8 °C	124 mm
April	29.5	366 h	12 °C	93 mm
May	31.0	388 h	17 °C	52 mm
June	28.5	356 h	23 °C	91 mm
July	29.5	334 h	26 °C	25 mm
August	27.0	309 h	25 °C	53 mm
September	25.0	275 h	22 °C	87 mm
October	29.0	314 h	17 °C	70 mm
November	28.5	282 h	11 °C	75 mm
December	27.0	252 h	5 °C	106 mm

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Technical details of Jetties / 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.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Nantucket Sound body of water with flat to moderate chop conditions. Good fetch in north or northwest winds. Moderate tidal currents near the harbor entrance. Shallow water near the beach.

Hazards

Tidal currents near the harbor entrance. Ferry and boat traffic – stay clear of the channel. Many swimmers and boaters in summer. Ferry access only. Cold water – wetsuit required.

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