The Inkwell Beach

Oak Bluffs, United States

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 5 s, heading toward W, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward NNE.

Swell

0.2 m

W

5 s

Wind

15 km/h

NNE

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.7 m

Rising

Weather

21 °C

Overcast

21 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

15 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

0.7 m

Overcast · 21 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

13 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 21 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

W

13 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

0.7 m

Overcast · 20 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NW

14 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

0.5 m

Overcast · 20 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

NNW

16 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.5 m

Overcast · 21 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

NNE

16 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.4 m

Overcast · 21 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

NNE

16 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.4 m

Overcast · 20 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

NE

14 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.4 m

Overcast · 20 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

NE

11 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.4 m

Partly cloudy · 21 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

NE

10 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.5 m

Mostly clear · 22 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

NE

11 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.6 m

Overcast · 23 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

NE

11 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 24 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

NE

12 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Clear · 24 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

NE

8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

1 m

Partly cloudy · 25 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

NE

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

1 m

Mostly clear · 25 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

NE

5 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 25 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

NE

6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

0.7 m

Clear · 25 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

NE

12 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

0.7 m

Overcast · 23 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

NE

12 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

0.7 m

Clear · 22 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NE

9 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

0.6 m

Clear · 20 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NE

8 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Clear · 20 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NNE

15 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Overcast · 19 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NNE

19 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

NNE

23 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

0.6 m

Overcast · 17 °C

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