Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
10
8
8
10
12
20
20
21
22
22
23
23
22
21
22
10
27
42
53
57
56
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
0
W
5
ESE
15
E
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:04AM2.70m
4:22PM3.06m
5:03AM2.59m
5:21PM3.02m
6:07AM2.52m
6:24PM2.99m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.21m
10:50PM0.05m
11:02AM0.30m
11:53PM0.11m
12:04PM0.36m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:13
7:10
 mm
2
4
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
22
25
24
20
19
18
18
18
22
25
22
22
22
19
18
18
19
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
17
16
19
23
27
26
21
20
20
20
20
24
26
22
24
21
17
16
16
17
17
17
13
12
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