Madaket Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Massachusetts, USA)

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Madaket Surf Guide

Madaket in Massachusetts is an exposed beach break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south. Crowds are never a problem here. Beware of - Rips / undertow.

Madaket Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	8.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Madaket:

The best conditions reported for surf at Madaket occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Madaket (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Madaket with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in September while 26% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 63% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

26%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

63%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Madaket Location Map

Interactive Madaket surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Madaket is Nantucket Mem Airport (ACK) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Madaket is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Madaket Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	8	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Madaket

Current tide and informaton

For Eel Point, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, 2 km from Madaket.

Next High Water: 04:05pm | 0.62m

Next Low Water: 09:17am | 0.06m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Madaket Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.9 °C) at Madaket is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.