Continent |
North America |
Country |
Massachusetts (USA) |
Next Big City |
Nantucket |
Next Town |
Nantucket |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Currents, Ships, Mole |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
High tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
The jetty separates the spot into the inside and outside. The inside is the part at the channel. Here you have butter flat water in a NW and wind. The outside has butter flat water in NE and E winds. Look out for boat traffic and currents in the channel. Small waves on the outside, which can get nice with a NE wind. Lots of shallow areas around th jetty, which can dry on low tide.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Big sandy beach. Many beach goers during summer.
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Spring:
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Normal, Thick |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal, Thick |
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Winter:
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Thick |
No wetsuit required July and August. Shorty required June and September. Full wetsuit required May and October. Drysuit required November to April.
Best Months: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
N, NE, W, NW |
Main Direction: |
SE |
Any wind with North works excellent here. Best winds during summer, SE winds about 80% of the time. September is the best month with good winds, no tourists and warm water.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Medium walk |
In the north of Nantucket.
Rules |
Time |
No kiting allowed here during summer.