Nantucket
Kitesurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 16 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 52 out of 100
- Wind
- S 16 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 691, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 834, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1094, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 10 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 91, good | wind from the south, 16 knots | 20kn | cross-off | chop | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 18 knots | 24kn | offnot safe | chop | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 34, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 18kn | cross-off | chop | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 8 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 94, good | wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots | 30kn | side | chop | 11°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:11 +0.3 mLow 10:06 −0.4 mHigh 17:25 +0.5 mLow 22:57 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:04 +0.3 mLow 11:08 −0.4 mHigh 18:26 +0.5 mLow 23:48 −0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:56 +0.4 mLow 12:09 −0.4 mHigh 19:26 +0.4 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 kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 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
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Nantucket
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 33.3 km out (1 in 3333). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Nantucket. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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$837–US$1,530 each
about US$837–US$1,530 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
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 |
| Total | about US$837–US$1,530 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Nantucket
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about 5 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 25 min by road
Flights ORD → ACK on your dates · AviasalesAd
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