Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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Nantasket Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
7.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Nantasket Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
8
8
7
7
9
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
17
16
20
38
36
34
33
55
85
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
N
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
NE
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:16PM2.64m
5:33AM2.92m
6:23PM2.62m
6:42AM2.83m
7:29PM2.65m
7:51AM2.79m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.00m
11:13PM0.35m
12:03PM0.11m
00:23AM0.39m
1:09PM0.17m
1:32AM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:48
5:48
5:46
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7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
9
7
6
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
8
6
5
3
1
-1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
NE
4
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
3
8
8
7
4
3
3
6
4
3
2
1
4
4
3
7
4
12
20
19
55
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
NE
4
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
E
8
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
7
2
3
1
1
1
4
1
17
16
20
38
2
34
33
20
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
6
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
36
2
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
6
4
2
1
9
8
1
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
213
211
186
117
117
181
181
844
653
523
523
523
523
523
653
950
578
578
55
7
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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