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Washing Pond Beach
4.4★ · 23 Google ratings · Nantucket, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
60 ft · under a minute
Water
72°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Mixed · 21% of 14 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Sat 7pm
Map of Washing Pond Beach
Guide
Good to know
Visit for sunset or stargazing
The quiet, secluded setting provides an ideal spot for watching sunsets and viewing stars without crowds.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Wear water shoes for entry
The seabed has sharp shells and rocks along the shore that caused injury to at least one visitor.
Expect a sharp, rocky shore
Tidal pools mentioned in guidebooks may not be present, and reaching sandbars requires wading through uncomfortable seabed.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · overcast
Water
72°F
Waves
2.7 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
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, 3:45 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 38 Washing Pond Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554
🌊 Water 60 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Washing Pond Beach?
60 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 Washing Pond 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 Washing Pond Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Sat 7pm and the busiest at Sun 11am.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
