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NANTUCKET · September 2026 21:40 · UTC−4
United States Massachusetts 41.285° N · 70.097° W

NANTUCKET Tide Chart

Tide predictions, solunar fishing times and marine weather for NANTUCKET, United States — updated daily, free forever.

Falling
-1.5 ft
Low in 1h 10m
-1.7 ft at 10:50 PM
Last high tide: 1.9 ft at 4:20 PM

The water level is falling. Next low tide in 1 h 10 min (22:50).

6:08 AM 7:09 PM Coefficient 40 · low Calculated for NANTUCKET's local time · UTC−4

At a glance

Wind 13 mph from WSW · gust 18 mph Waves 2.6 ft from S · 5 s Fish activity Slow 2 major + 2 minor periods Air temp 73° feels like 76° Water temp 68° Sea surface Pressure 29.88 inHg Steady UV index 6 Moderate exposure Coefficient 40 48 morning · 40 afternoon

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September 2026

Tides

High 4:10 AM · 0.8 ft Low 9:40 AM · -1.2 ft High 4:20 PM · 1.9 ft Low 10:50 PM · -1.7 ft
High Low Daylight · 13h 1m Major Minor

H 4:10 AM 0.8 ft L 9:40 AM -1.2 ft H 4:20 PM 1.9 ft L 10:50 PM -1.7 ft

Gauge station · FES2022 global tide model · heights referenced to Mean Sea Level · America/New_York (UTC−4) · Why might this differ?

HAT
1.9 ft
highest astronomical tide
MSL
0.1 ft
mean sea level — the chart's zero
LAT
-1.7 ft
lowest astronomical tide

The sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:09. Today brings 2 high tides and 2 low tides: high water at 04:10 (0.3 m) and 16:20 (0.6 m); low water at 09:40 (-0.4 m) and 22:50 (-0.5 m). The sun crosses the local meridian at 12:39, its highest point of the day.

Hour by hour

Interpolated heights · Thursday 3 September
HourHeightTrend
12:00 AM 0.4 ft ↗ Rising
1:00 AM 0.4 ft ↗ Rising
2:00 AM 0.6 ft ↗ Rising
3:00 AM 0.8 ft ↗ Rising
4:00 AM 0.8 ft ↗ Rising
5:00 AM 0.7 ft ↘ Falling
6:00 AM 0.3 ft ↘ Falling
7:00 AM -0.2 ft ↘ Falling
8:00 AM -0.8 ft ↘ Falling
9:00 AM -1.1 ft ↘ Falling
10:00 AM -1.2 ft ↗ Rising
11:00 AM -0.9 ft ↗ Rising
HourHeightTrend
12:00 PM -0.4 ft ↗ Rising
1:00 PM 0.3 ft ↗ Rising
2:00 PM 1.0 ft ↗ Rising
3:00 PM 1.6 ft ↗ Rising
4:00 PM 1.8 ft ↗ Rising
5:00 PM 1.8 ft ↘ Falling
6:00 PM 1.3 ft ↘ Falling
7:00 PM 0.6 ft ↘ Falling
8:00 PM -0.3 ft ↘ Falling
9:00 PM -1.1 ft ↘ Falling
10:00 PM -1.6 ft ↘ Falling
11:00 PM -1.7 ft ↗ Rising

Sea & weather now

Conditions at NANTUCKET right now, in station-local time.

Air temp 73°F Clear sky · feels like 75° · H 73° · L 68°
Water temp 68°F 68° to 68° today
Wind 13 mph WSW · Force 4 · Mod. breeze · gusts 18 mph
Swell 2.6 ft S · 5 s period
Humidity 93% Dew point 72°
Visibility 24 km Cloud cover 7%

Next 24 hours

temperature · wind · rain · humidity
12:00 AM Clear sky 68° 13 SE 0% 0.0 79%
2:00 AM Mainly clear 68° 10 SSE 0% 0.0 81%
4:00 AM Mainly clear 68° 12 SSE 0% 0.0 82%
6:00 AM Overcast 70° 15 SSE 22% 0.0 86%
8:00 AM Light drizzle 70° 16 S 77% 0.2 90%
10:00 AM Drizzle 70° 18 S 97% 0.8 94%
12:00 PM Light drizzle 72° 18 S 99% 0.3 95%
2:00 PM Dense drizzle 72° 15 SSW 84% 1.1 95%
4:00 PM Clear sky 73° 12 WSW 44% 0.0 93%
6:00 PM Clear sky 73° 13 SW 18% 0.0 90%
8:00 PM Clear sky 73° 12 SW 13% 0.0 92%
10:00 PM Clear sky 73° 13 WSW 14% 0.0 94%
11:00 PM Overcast 73° 12 WSW 16% 0.0 94%

Rain chance and millimetres per hour, then relative humidity. Scroll for the rest of the day.

Fishing barometer

29.88 inHg → Stable
  • Rising Very good Rising pressure after a low signals settling weather — fish feed confidently and this is often the best barometer window of all.
  • Stable Normal activity — today A steady barometer for a day or more means settled conditions and predictable, average feeding around tides and solunar peaks.
  • Falling Good at first A dropping barometer sparks a burst of feeding before the weather turns, then activity slows markedly as the front arrives.
min 29.88 inHg max 30.09 inHg Hover, tap or arrow-key the line to read any hour.

The barometer is holding steady. Expect routine feeding behaviour, with the usual peaks around tide changes and the solunar periods rather than any pressure-driven surge.

UV index

solar protection

UV 6

Moderate

Moderate exposure — wear sunglasses and apply SPF 30+ if you are out over the middle of the day.

1–2 · Low
Little risk — most people need no sun protection.
3–7 · Moderate to high
Wear a hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.
8+ · Very high to extreme
Use SPF 50+, cover up and stay out of the sun through the middle of the day.
Water temperature 68° Ranges 68° to 68° today
68°
0 h
68°
2 h
68°
4 h
68°
6 h
68°
8 h
68°
10 h
68°
12 h
68°
14 h
68°
16 h
68°
18 h
68°
20 h
68°
22 h
68°
24 h

The sea surface holds around 20.0° today, moving between 19.9° and 20.1°. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

Outlook

Next 7 days
  • Thu 3 Light drizzle 73°/68° 19 mph
  • Fri 4 Clear sky 73°/70° 13 mph
  • Sat 5 Clear sky 72°/65° 22 mph
  • Sun 6 Clear sky 67°/64° 25 mph
  • Mon 7 Clear sky 71°/66° 23 mph
  • Tue 8 Clear sky 71°/65° 22 mph
  • Wed 9 Overcast 71°/65° 16 mph

Air quality

Poor · EAQI 61

Air quality is poor. Everyone may begin to feel effects; sensitive groups should limit time outdoors.

O₃ Ozone Fair 86.9µg/m³ Forms in sunlight; can irritate airways at high levels. Bar is scaled to 130 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM10 Good 18.7µg/m³ Coarse particles from dust, sea spray and traffic. Bar is scaled to 50 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM2.5 Fair 12.1µg/m³ Fine particles that reach deep into the lungs. Bar is scaled to 25 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.

Bands follow the European Air Quality Index; the day's index is its worst hour, each pollutant its daily mean. Air quality from CAMS.

Weather & marine data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · times are NANTUCKET local time.

Tidal coefficient · September

Bigger coefficients mean larger tides and stronger currents
Thursday 3 September 40 Low

Morning 48 · afternoon 40

Month range 20 – 104

Heights this month span -1.6 ft to 2.0 ft above the chart datum

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

September 2026 — hover, tap or arrow-key a bar to read that day

Very high High Average Low

A larger coefficient means a wider gap between high and low water, so the strongest currents run along the sea bed. Tidal range also shifts with the weather — check the wind and swell before you head out.

Swell

From S (186°) · 5.4 s period
Most frequent waves 1.3 ft About half the significant height — what you will see most of the time.
Significant height 2.6 ft The standard forecast figure — roughly 1 wave in 7 runs higher, on a 5.4 second period.
Maximum waves 5.6 ft The odd crest reaches this — allow for it before heading into exposed water.
Swell height 0 – 4.9 ft scale 00:00 · 06:00 · 12:00 · 18:00 · 24:00
0 h 2.3 ft 6 s SE
2 h 2.3 ft 6 s SE
4 h 2.3 ft 6 s SE
6 h 2.3 ft 6 s SE
8 h 2.3 ft 6 s SSE
10 h 2.3 ft 5 s SSE
12 h 2.6 ft 5 s S
14 h 2.6 ft 5 s S
16 h 2.6 ft 5 s S
18 h 2.6 ft 5 s S
20 h 2.6 ft 5 s S
22 h 2.6 ft 6 s S
24 h 2.6 ft 6 s S

These figures describe the swell out in open water. Closer to the beach the waves shift with the shape of the coastline and the seabed, though in most spots they end up broadly similar.

Solunar

Feeding windows from the moon's transit, rise and set — the free solunar rating for NANTUCKET.

Best fishing times today

Slow

Solunar theory rates today a slow day for fishing at NANTUCKET — plan around the major and minor periods below.

Major Peak activity

4:30 AM – 6:30 AM

Moon overhead (lunar transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

12:58 PM – 1:58 PM

Moonset

Major Peak activity

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Moon underfoot (opposing transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

9:58 PM – 10:58 PM

Moonrise

Major period Minor period Daylight

Major periods track the moon's transit and opposing transit and run about two hours; minor periods open at moonrise and moonset and last about an hour. When a period lands on sunrise or sunset, activity climbs higher still — and that overlap happens today.

Moon

Thursday 3 September
Last quarter 58% illuminated · 21.4 days old Moonrise 22:28 · Moonset 13:28 · transit 05:30 Visible for 15h 00m
rise 22:28 · 54° NE set 13:28 · 305° NW transit 05:30
04 SEP Last Quarter 3:51 AM tomorrow
10 SEP New Moon 11:26 PM in 7 days
18 SEP First Quarter 4:43 PM in 15 days
26 SEP Full Moon 12:49 PM in 23 days

Planner

When to go this week, and which days of September are worth the drive.

Bite windows

Thursday 3 September

Fish feed hardest when the water starts moving — plan around the hour before and after each tide turn, and doubly so where a turn meets a solunar major period.

Prime window

03:10 – 05:10

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

Low tide turn

08:40 – 10:40

Water bottoms out at 09:40 then starts to rise.

Prime window

15:20 – 17:20

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

Low tide turn

21:50 – 23:50

Water bottoms out at 22:50 then starts to rise.

Best days in September

Ranked by tidal coefficient — pick a day to load it.

Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

Astronomical observation · moon, sun and Earth

today, 3 September 2026
Moon Distance Earth–Moon 371,535km Angular diameter 0° 32′
Sun Distance Earth–Sun 150,889,544km Angular diameter 0° 32′

Daylight & twilight

Station local time
Golden hour, blue hour and twilight times at NANTUCKET today, morning and evening.
LightMorningEvening
Golden hourSoft, warm light — the photographer's window 5:51 AM – 6:45 AM 6:33 PM – 7:26 PM
Blue hourDeep even blue just past the sun 5:40 AM – 5:51 AM 7:26 PM – 7:37 PM
Civil twilightBright enough to work without lights 5:40 AM – 6:08 AM 7:09 PM – 7:37 PM
Nautical twilightHorizon still visible at sea 5:06 AM – 5:40 AM 7:37 PM – 8:11 PM
Astronomical twilightThe last trace of sunlight 4:31 AM – 5:06 AM 8:11 PM – 8:46 PM

Lighting the Earth at this moment

9:40 PM UTC−4 · 3 September 2026 · equirectangular, 180°W → 180°E
Day and night world map showing where NANTUCKET sits right now

The bright band marks where the Sun stands overhead right now; the pin is NANTUCKET. As the Earth turns, the day-and-night line sweeps westward and this map refreshes with the local clock.

Tide table

September 2026
Tide times, heights, coefficient and fishing activity for every day of September 2026 at NANTUCKET.
Day Moon Sun 1st tide 2nd tide 3rd tide 4th tide Coefficient Activity
1 Tue 78% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:06 AM Sunset7:13 PM 2:30 AM 1.0 ft high tide 8:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 2:40 PM 1.6 ft high tide 8:50 PM -1.6 ft low tide 71 · High Fair
2 Wed 69% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:07 AM Sunset7:11 PM 3:20 AM 1.0 ft high tide 9:00 AM -1.3 ft low tide 3:30 PM 1.6 ft high tide 9:50 PM -1.6 ft low tide 56 · Average Fair
3 Thu 58% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:08 AM Sunset7:09 PM 4:10 AM 1.0 ft high tide 9:40 AM -1.3 ft low tide 4:20 PM 2.0 ft high tide 10:50 PM -1.6 ft low tide 40 · Low Slow
4 Fri 46% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:09 AM Sunset7:08 PM 5:10 AM 0.7 ft high tide 10:40 AM -1.3 ft low tide 5:10 PM 2.0 ft high tide 34 · Low Slow
5 Sat 35% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:10 AM Sunset7:06 PM 12:00 AM -1.6 ft low tide 6:10 AM 0.7 ft high tide 11:40 AM -1.0 ft low tide 6:10 PM 2.0 ft high tide 48 · Low Fair
6 Sun 24% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:11 AM Sunset7:04 PM 1:00 AM -1.6 ft low tide 7:20 AM 0.3 ft high tide 12:50 PM -1.0 ft low tide 7:20 PM 1.6 ft high tide 64 · Average Slow
7 Mon 15% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:12 AM Sunset7:03 PM 2:10 AM -1.6 ft low tide 8:30 AM 0.3 ft high tide 2:00 PM -1.0 ft low tide 8:20 PM 1.6 ft high tide 79 · High Fair
8 Tue 8% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:13 AM Sunset7:01 PM 3:20 AM -1.3 ft low tide 9:50 AM 0.3 ft high tide 3:10 PM -0.7 ft low tide 9:40 PM 1.6 ft high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
9 Wed 3% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:14 AM Sunset6:59 PM 4:20 AM -1.3 ft low tide 11:20 AM 0.3 ft high tide 4:10 PM -1.0 ft low tide 10:50 PM 1.3 ft high tide 100 · Very high Excellent
10 Thu 0% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:15 AM Sunset6:58 PM 5:20 AM -1.3 ft low tide 12:30 PM 0.7 ft high tide 5:20 PM -1.0 ft low tide 104 · Very high Excellent
11 Fri 0% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:16 AM Sunset6:56 PM 12:10 AM 1.3 ft high tide 6:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 1:10 PM 0.7 ft high tide 6:20 PM -1.0 ft low tide 102 · Very high Excellent
12 Sat 3% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:17 AM Sunset6:54 PM 1:10 AM 1.0 ft high tide 7:00 AM -1.0 ft low tide 1:40 PM 0.7 ft high tide 7:10 PM -1.0 ft low tide 96 · Very high Excellent
13 Sun 7% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:18 AM Sunset6:52 PM 2:00 AM 1.0 ft high tide 7:40 AM -1.0 ft low tide 2:00 PM 1.0 ft high tide 8:00 PM -1.3 ft low tide 86 · High Excellent
14 Mon 14% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:19 AM Sunset6:51 PM 2:40 AM 0.7 ft high tide 8:10 AM -0.7 ft low tide 2:30 PM 1.0 ft high tide 8:50 PM -1.3 ft low tide 73 · High Good
15 Tue 21% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:20 AM Sunset6:49 PM 3:20 AM 0.7 ft high tide 8:50 AM -0.7 ft low tide 3:00 PM 1.0 ft high tide 9:40 PM -1.3 ft low tide 59 · Average Fair
16 Wed 30% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:21 AM Sunset6:47 PM 3:50 AM 0.7 ft high tide 9:30 AM -0.7 ft low tide 3:40 PM 1.3 ft high tide 10:30 PM -1.3 ft low tide 44 · Low Fair
17 Thu 39% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:22 AM Sunset6:46 PM 4:40 AM 0.3 ft high tide 10:10 AM -0.7 ft low tide 4:20 PM 1.3 ft high tide 11:20 PM -1.3 ft low tide 30 · Low Fair
18 Fri 48% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:23 AM Sunset6:44 PM 5:20 AM 0.3 ft high tide 10:50 AM -0.7 ft low tide 5:10 PM 1.3 ft high tide 20 · Low Slow
19 Sat 58% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:24 AM Sunset6:42 PM 12:20 AM -1.3 ft low tide 6:10 AM 0.3 ft high tide 11:50 AM -0.7 ft low tide 6:00 PM 1.3 ft high tide 24 · Low Slow
20 Sun 67% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:25 AM Sunset6:40 PM 1:20 AM -1.3 ft low tide 7:10 AM 0.3 ft high tide 12:40 PM -0.7 ft low tide 7:00 PM 1.3 ft high tide 38 · Low Fair
21 Mon 76% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:26 AM Sunset6:39 PM 2:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 8:00 AM 0.3 ft high tide 1:40 PM -0.7 ft low tide 7:50 PM 1.3 ft high tide 52 · Average Slow
22 Tue 83% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:27 AM Sunset6:37 PM 3:10 AM -1.3 ft low tide 9:00 AM 0.3 ft high tide 2:30 PM -0.7 ft low tide 8:50 PM 1.3 ft high tide 66 · Average Fair
23 Wed 90% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:28 AM Sunset6:35 PM 3:50 AM -1.0 ft low tide 9:50 AM 0.3 ft high tide 3:20 PM -0.7 ft low tide 9:40 PM 1.3 ft high tide 80 · High Excellent
24 Thu 95% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:29 AM Sunset6:34 PM 4:30 AM -1.0 ft low tide 10:30 AM 0.3 ft high tide 4:10 PM -0.7 ft low tide 10:30 PM 1.0 ft high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
25 Fri 99% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:30 AM Sunset6:32 PM 5:00 AM -1.0 ft low tide 11:10 AM 0.7 ft high tide 4:50 PM -0.7 ft low tide 11:20 PM 1.0 ft high tide 99 · Very high Excellent
26 Sat 100% illuminated · waxing Sunrise6:32 AM Sunset6:30 PM 5:30 AM -1.0 ft low tide 11:40 AM 0.7 ft high tide 5:30 PM -1.0 ft low tide 102 · Very high Excellent
27 Sun 99% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:33 AM Sunset6:28 PM 12:00 AM 1.0 ft high tide 5:50 AM -1.0 ft low tide 12:10 PM 1.0 ft high tide 6:10 PM -1.3 ft low tide 101 · Very high Excellent
28 Mon 95% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:34 AM Sunset6:27 PM 12:40 AM 1.0 ft high tide 6:20 AM -1.0 ft low tide 12:40 PM 1.3 ft high tide 7:00 PM -1.3 ft low tide 95 · Very high Excellent
29 Tue 89% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:35 AM Sunset6:25 PM 1:30 AM 0.7 ft high tide 7:00 AM -1.0 ft low tide 1:20 PM 1.6 ft high tide 7:50 PM -1.6 ft low tide 84 · High Excellent
30 Wed 81% illuminated · waning Sunrise6:36 AM Sunset6:23 PM 2:20 AM 0.7 ft high tide 7:40 AM -1.0 ft low tide 2:00 PM 1.6 ft high tide 8:40 PM -1.6 ft low tide 71 · High Fair

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20) · Morning 48 · afternoon 40. Predicted levels run between -1.6 ft and 2.0 ft this month.

Heights are metres above the station's chart datum, so the biggest tides can dip just below zero. Every time shown is NANTUCKET local time, with daylight saving already applied.

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Fishing sites near NANTUCKET

this station in gold · nearby stations in green

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Frequently asked questions

Tides, coefficients and fishing times for NANTUCKET, explained.

What time is high tide in NANTUCKET today?

High water at NANTUCKET today is at 04:10 and 16:20. The full list of high and low tide times is in the table above and refreshes every day.

Is today a good day to fish in NANTUCKET?

Based on solunar theory the fishing rating today is Slow. The strongest windows are the major periods around the lunar transit, which often line up with sunrise and sunset.

What is the tidal coefficient and why does it matter?

The coefficient runs from 0 to 120 and measures the tidal range — today it is 40 (Low). Higher numbers mean stronger currents and a bigger gap between high and low water, which matters for fishing, diving and boating.

When are sunrise and sunset in NANTUCKET today?

The sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:09 local time, giving 13h 01m of daylight.

What is the water temperature in NANTUCKET today?

The sea surface at NANTUCKET is around 20.1°C right now. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so the hourly strip above is worth a glance — even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

How big are the waves in NANTUCKET today?

The significant wave height at NANTUCKET is currently 0.8 m with a period of 5.4 s between crests. Individual sets can stack up to roughly twice that height, so allow a margin at exposed marks and anchorages.

Data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · CAMS · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · FES2022 — CNES/AVISO/LEGOS · IP geolocation by DB-IP (CC BY 4.0)

Estimates for planning only — not for navigation or safety-critical use. · www.thetidechart.com/us/massachusetts/nantucket