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Madaket Beach
4.8★ · 178 Google ratings · Nantucket, Massachusetts
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At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
175 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes
Water
72°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Sand
280 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 12 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Madaket Beach
Guide
Good to know
Come in off-season for solitude
Visitors report plenty of parking and very few people in fall and winter, compared to July.
Visit for sunset, arrive early
Multiple reviewers specifically came for the western-facing sunset view, so plan to arrive well before dusk to secure.
Expect rough surf, not for young swimmers
The waves are consistently described as hard and rough, making this better for experienced swimmers or older children.
Check beach access in spring
One visitor in late April found a dangerous drop-off with no safe way down; beach access ramps may.
Bring food or use Millie's nearby
There is no food vendor at the beach, but Millie's restaurant is a five-minute bike ride away.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
71°F · overcast
Water
72°F
Waves
2.8 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:41 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:14 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:59 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:42 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Pensylvania Ave, Nantucket, MA 02554, United States
🌊 Water 175 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Madaket Beach?
175 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Madaket 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 Madaket Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Sat 5pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
