Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
11
11
5
4
2
2
5
9
17
18
19
28
27
26
25
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:49PM2.97m
3:22AM2.64m
3:33PM2.86m
4:12AM2.49m
4:21PM2.74m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.10m
9:21AM0.37m
9:58PM0.23m
10:08AM0.52m
10:50PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:50
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
19
24
26
21
21
21
19
18
20
18
17
18
19
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
17
22
24
19
19
21
20
19
21
18
18
20
20
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