Nobadeer (Nantucket Island)
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 8 s, onshore wind, 20 kn (38 km/h)
Mon 2 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- WSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Tue 3 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 46kJ
- Wind
- S 14 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 134kJ
- Wind
- SSE 14 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 245kJ
- Wind
- W 19 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 109kJ
- Wind
- WNW 20 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 118, too small
- Mon 23, too small
- Tue 34, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 513, too small
- Fri 617, poor
- Sat 77, poor
- Sun 820, poor
- Mon 923, too small
- Tue 1010, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 18, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft9 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 4, too small | 2 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft7 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 17, poor | 5 ft6 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, poor | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 245kJ | wind from the west, 19 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 20, poor | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 109kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 19 knots, offshore | 13°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 04:28 +0.4 mLow 09:45 −0.4 mHigh 16:36 +0.7 mLow 22:56 −0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:25 +0.4 mLow 10:51 −0.4 mHigh 17:38 +0.7 mLow 23:53 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:20 +0.5 mLow 11:59 −0.4 mHigh 18:40 +0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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- Cisco Beach (Nantucket Island) 9.4 km away
- Madaket 12.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Nobadeer (Nantucket Island)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (182°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (2°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Nantucket, 5.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$985–US$1,780 each
about US$985–US$1,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ACK, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$174–US$362 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$985–US$1,780 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Nantucket
9 min by car · 67 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Nantucket its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 4h 55m
About 4h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ACK, direct, then 20 min by road
Flights ORD → ACK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.