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Ladies Beach
4.7★ · 49 Google ratings · Nantucket, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
140 ft · under a minute
Water
72°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
210 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Wed 10am
Map of Ladies Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Visit in fall or off-season
The beach is nearly empty in mid-October and during the off-season, unlike early August when it becomes very crowded.
Bring footwear for low tide
At low tide, the rocky bottom makes wading uncomfortable or difficult for unsteady walkers.
Plan for no beach facilities
There are no permanent bathrooms or port-a-potties at the beach, though Bartlett Farms is less than a mile away.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
70°F · partly cloudy
Water
72°F
Waves
3.3 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 06:19 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:46 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:34 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:44 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Nantucket, MA 02554, United States
🌊 Water 140 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Ladies Beach?
140 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Ladies Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Ladies Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 10am and the busiest at Sun 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
