Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
11 AM
2 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
14
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
3
NNE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
8
7
9
9
7
7
8
15
13
14
17
15
36
32
17
25
28
1005
1970
1615
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
55
N
40
N
35
N
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:42PM2.91m
10:19AM2.62m
10:24PM2.94m
11:02AM2.60m
11:03PM2.96m
11:43AM2.59m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.36m
4:06AM0.15m
4:11PM0.40m
4:50AM0.10m
4:51PM0.43m
5:30AM0.08m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
8:10
1
1
1
1
4
7
2
4
1
Temp °C
28
25
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
15
15
15
13
13
9
7
6
6
7
26
24
17
15
14
14
12
12
13
13
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
11
9
3
1
-5
-3
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
5
2
2
3
7
7
7
7
13
14
17
15
36
32
17
25
28
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
2
3
8
8
8
7
7
13
13
9
9
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
3
NNE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
Energy kJ
1
3
8
7
9
9
6
15
1
1
5
2
1
1005
1970
1615
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
403
383
97
117
117
117
117
98
116
84
117
984
186
181
84
1236
1236
18
523
523
55
660
653
893
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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