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Madaquecham (Nantucket Island), United States

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About Madaquecham (Nantucket Island)

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (180°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (0°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7; in February, November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nantucket, 5.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ACK, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Madaquecham (Nantucket Island).

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct91 ft5 smushy5kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct305 ft7 smushy211kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct504 ft8 smushy165kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct484 ft8 ssoft190kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct315 ft7 smushy271kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct222 ft7 smushy48kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct393 ft7 smushy68kJ8°C
Sun 25Oct232 ft5 smushy31kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft6 smushy18kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct192 ft8 smushy30kJ13°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to ACK, then 20 min by road. About 4h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Madaquecham (Nantucket Island)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Madaquecham (Nantucket Island)

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cisco Beach (Nantucket Island)

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Madaquecham (Nantucket Island)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ACK, then 20 min by road. About 4h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Nantucket each day: Cisco Beach (Nantucket Island), Madaket, Madaket Beach (nantucket), Madaquecham (Nantucket Island), Nobadeer (Nantucket Island).

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Rough cost

About £845–£1,525 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ACK, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£150–£310
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£845–£1,525

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Nantucket

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