Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (30 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (30 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1040
1489
1197
819
848
492
314
273
246
205
169
136
133
108
84
84
64
66
207
88
137
115
94
69
Wind (km/h)
55
NE
45
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
11:43AM2.59m
11:40PM2.96m
12:23PM2.57m
00:19AM2.94m
1:01PM2.55m
00:58AM2.92m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.45m
6:09AM0.08m
6:09PM0.47m
6:47AM0.10m
6:48PM0.49m
7:25AM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
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8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
3
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
10
10
8
8
10
15
18
16
13
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
-3
-3
0
3
5
4
4
6
11
16
14
11
11
9
9
8
7
6
7
9
9
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
659
492
314
273
246
205
169
136
133
108
84
84
64
66
207
88
137
115
94
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
28
19
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
ENE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNE
3
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1040
1489
1197
819
848
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
48
43
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
128
660
660
893
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
128
32
32
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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