Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.8° 

Nantasket Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
13
13
21
20
20
20
12
12
11
10
14
17
12
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
S
10
W
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43PM2.96m
12:11PM2.76m
00:22AM3.00m
12:48PM2.87m
1:02AM3.00m
1:24PM2.97m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.07m
6:10PM0.18m
6:35AM0.02m
6:50PM0.09m
7:12AM-0.01m
7:32PM0.02m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
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7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
26
28
28
27
23
19
17
15
18
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
25
29
30
25
22
Feels °C
23
23
25
28
29
29
27
21
16
14
12
17
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
22
26
28
24
22
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