Chilmark · Dukes County · Massachusetts
Squibnocket Surf Report & Forecast, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Squibnocket, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts: 1 ft, knee high, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.0 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with a 19 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.4 ft at 2:05 pm.
1 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.0 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.6 ft · 6 s · SSW
- Wind
- 19 mph (WSW), gusts 25cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.5 ft fallinglow 0.4 ft at 2:05 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 53°Ffeels like 40°F
- Sun
- rise 6:25 amset 4:28 pm
Squibnocket surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Squibnocket: 6 am, Poor, 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 Squibnocket: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 2.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 3.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 3.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 2.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 2.2 ft |
| 11 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 22 | 1.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (W), gusts 28 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 29 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 29 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 28 | 1.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 2.4 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 3.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 3.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 3.1 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 2.5 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 1.2 ft |
Squibnocket waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Squibnocket arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
- Lulls
- about 34 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 7% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Squibnocket surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Squibnocket: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Squibnocket 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 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · SE | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 21 mph offshore (W), gusts 28 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 7 s · SSW | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 3 s · SE | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 20 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 3 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–4 ft | Poor | 5.5 ft · 5 s · ESE | 26 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 6 s · SW | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 15 mph offshore (NNW) | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 3 s · NNW | 19 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 24 | 19 mph offshore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · SE | 12 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 20 | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (N) | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Squibnocket are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Squibnocket tide chart and tide times
Tides at Squibnocket today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.1 ft at 1:04 am, high 3.4 ft at 7:25 am, low 0.4 ft at 2:05 pm and high 2.7 ft at 7:36 pm. At 11 am the tide is 1.5 ft and falling.
Squibnocket tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.1 ft at 1:04 amHigh 3.4 ft at 7:25 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:05 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 7:36 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:40 amHigh 3.3 ft at 8:05 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:39 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 8:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:05 amHigh 3.6 ft at 8:51 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:09 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 9:03 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.5 ft at 2:41 amHigh 4.0 ft at 9:25 amLow 1.6 ft at 4:07 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 9:44 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:30 amHigh 3.3 ft at 10:11 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:26 amHigh 2.6 ft at 11 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:37 pmHigh 2.1 ft at 11:31 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:13 amHigh 2.4 ft at 11:55 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.2 ft at 12:29 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:25 amHigh 2.4 ft at 12:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Squibnocket water temperature
The water temperature at Squibnocket is about 58°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 40°F and a 19 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°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 Squibnocket
- Katama13 mi E · 1–2 ft · Poor
- South Beach15 mi E · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Horseneck Beach20 mi NW · 1 ft · Poor
- Goosewing Beach, Rhode Island22 mi NW · 1 ft · Poor
- Second Beach, Rhode Island28 mi WNW · 1 ft · Poor
- Madaket29 mi E · 2 ft · Poor
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About Squibnocket
Squibnocket is a point break in Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, facing southeast. Also called Squib and Chilmark.
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