Nearshore
Reading conditions now
The last reading here is 45 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 44020 · NOAA tide station 8448566
Every day this week, scored like today.
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Ramps that reach this water
Nantucket Sound is a nearshore coastal water reached from boat ramps in Massachusetts. SeaStatus lists 20 or more ramps that launch into it, the closest being Mattakesett Landing at 0.0 mi.
Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 44020, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8448817, Muskeget Island, north side, the closest one to here.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
Sources · NOAA Tide Station 8448817 · NDBC Buoy 44020