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Nantucket Boat Basin conditions

Monday, September 28 · updated Mon, 8:35 AM EDT

PUBLIC REFERENCE

MODERATE POWERBOAT

Nantucket Boat Basin last known conditions: CAUTION (planning score 48/100) — wind 10.4 kts / 5.8 kts, waves 7.2 ft / 7 sec. This snapshot is stale; verify official forecasts and warnings before making a trip decision.

VERDICT

PUBLIC REFERENCE · MODERATE POWERBOAT

STATUS

48

CAUTION

PLANNING SCORE 48/100

LOWER IS BETTER

FRESHNESS

STALE

1 HR AGO

VESSEL

Moderate powerboat

MODERATE · POWERBOAT

WHY

Waves / Swell: 7.2 ft / 7 sec

Waves / Swell17.6

Visibility10.0

Marine Warnings7.1

SOURCE

CONFIDENCE

MED

MED · 8/11 SIGNALS AVAILABLE

Some scored signals are unavailable; this label describes data completeness, not probability.

NEXT ACTION

This last-known result is stale. Verify official forecasts and warnings before departure.

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TODAY'S SIGNALS

RAW VALUES

WIND

10.4 kt

GUSTS

5.8 kt

WAVES

7.2 ft

VISIBILITY

1 mi

AIR

66°F

WATER

62°F

NEXT 24 HOURS

NWS HOURLY

09:00

Rain Showers Likely.

7.8 kt

64° · 60%

15

10:00

Rain Showers Likely.

7.8 kt

64° · 60%

15

11:00

Rain Showers Likely.

7.8 kt

65° · 60%

15

12:00

Rain Showers Likely.

8.7 kt

65° · 58%

16

13:00

Rain Showers Likely.

8.7 kt

66° · 56%

16

14:00

Chance Rain Showers.

10.4 kt

66° · 54%

18

15:00

Chance Rain Showers.

10.4 kt

65° · 52%

18

16:00

Chance Rain Showers.

8.7 kt

65° · 49%

15

17:00

Rain Showers Likely.

8.7 kt

65° · 56%

16

18:00

Chance Rain Showers.

8.7 kt

63° · 54%

16

19:00

Chance Rain Showers.

7.8 kt

63° · 46%

14

20:00

Chance Rain Showers.

7.8 kt

62° · 27%

12

21:00

Patchy Fog.

7.8 kt

62° · 21%

23

22:00

Patchy Fog.

7 kt

62° · 17%

22

23:00

Patchy Fog.

7 kt

61° · 12%

22

00:00

Patchy Fog.

7 kt

61° · 9%

21

01:00

Patchy Fog.

7 kt

60° · 7%

21

02:00

Patchy Fog.

7.8 kt

60° · 5%

22

03:00

Patchy Fog.

7.8 kt

60° · 5%

22

04:00

Patchy Fog.

7.8 kt

59° · 4%

22

05:00

Patchy Fog.

7.8 kt

59° · 5%

22

06:00

Patchy Fog.

8.7 kt

59° · 5%

23

07:00

Patchy Fog.

10.4 kt

59° · 5%

24

08:00

Patchy Fog.

10.4 kt

59° · 2%

24

NEXT 7 DAYS

NWS

TodayRain Showers Likely10.4 kt66°46

TuesdayPatchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy11.3 kt62°43

WednesdayMostly Sunny5.2 kt63°39

ThursdayMostly Sunny10.4 kt66°42

FridayMostly Sunny11.3 kt67°43

SaturdaySlight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny10.4 kt63°43

SundaySlight Chance Rain Showers10.4 kt62°44

TIDE & SOLUNAR

high at 2026-09-28 17:53 · 3.8 ft

SUNRISE 06:34 · SUNSET 18:28

MAJOR FEEDING

00:37 – 02:37 · 13:02 – 15:02

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COMMUNITY OBSERVATIONS

LAST 24 HOURS

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