Nantucket · Nantucket County · Massachusetts
Cisco Surf Report & Forecast, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Cisco, Nantucket, Massachusetts: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.7 ft at 5 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 57°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.5 ft at 2:50 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 3.7 ft · 5 s · WSWplus 1.0 ft · 11 s · SSE
- Wind
- 15 mph (WSW), gusts 20cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft fallinglow 0.5 ft at 2:50 pm
- Water
- 57°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 53°Ffeels like 45°F
- Sun
- rise 6:23 amset 4:26 pm
Cisco surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cisco: 7 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Cisco: 9 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.9 ft |
| 11 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.8 ft |
Cisco waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Cisco arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly collapsing and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- Lulls
- about 29 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Collapsingwhich means the face drops all at once close to the beach
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 31% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Cisco surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Cisco: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–3 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Cisco are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 3.5 ft · 6 s · WSW | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–3 ft | Fair | 4.0 ft · 6 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 3 s · SE | 9 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 16 mph offshore (ENE) | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–3 ft | Fair | 4.0 ft · 7 s · ESE | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.4 ft · 5 s · W | 19 mph cross-shore (NW) | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.5 ft · 6 s · WNW | 22 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 27 | 23 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 4 s · NW | 14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph offshore (N) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Cisco are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Cisco tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cisco today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.2 ft at 1:29 am, high 2.5 ft at 7:32 am, low 0.5 ft at 2:50 pm and high 1.7 ft at 7:33 pm. At 11 am the tide is 1.6 ft and falling.
Cisco tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:29 amHigh 2.5 ft at 7:32 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:50 pmHigh 1.7 ft at 7:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 2:11 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:12 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:27 pmHigh 1.7 ft at 8:19 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 2:41 amHigh 2.7 ft at 9:01 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:08 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:29 amHigh 3.1 ft at 9:36 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:18 pmHigh 2.2 ft at 9:44 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:33 amHigh 2.6 ft at 10:21 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:15 pmHigh 1.7 ft at 10:32 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:39 amHigh 2.0 ft at 11:09 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:07 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 11:30 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.6 ft at 6:39 amHigh 1.6 ft at 12:05 pmLow 0.6 ft at 7:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.4 ft at 12:29 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:41 amHigh 1.6 ft at 12:55 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cisco water temperature
The water temperature at Cisco is about 57°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 45°F and a 15 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 56 and 57°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Cisco
- Madaket2.9 mi WNW · 2 ft · Poor
- Nobadeer4.4 mi E · 2 ft · Poor
- South Beach18 mi WNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Katama20 mi WNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Chatham31 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Squibnocket32 mi W · 1 ft · Poor
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About Cisco
Cisco is a beach break in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, facing south-southwest.
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