Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 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
8.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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 night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
166
162
129
126
123
123
95
93
95
95
93
95
97
97
97
97
71
69
86
84
84
142
194
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:05PM2.75m
00:08AM3.01m
12:44PM2.71m
00:45AM2.99m
1:22PM2.65m
1:22AM2.94m
Low Tide
5:52AM-0.02m
5:59PM0.29m
6:31AM-0.01m
6:36PM0.34m
7:09AM0.02m
7:13PM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:39
5:37
5:35
5:35
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7:42
7:43
7:44
7:45
2
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
12
15
16
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
11
13
12
9
7
4
2
7
10
12
11
8
6
6
5
4
7
8
8
8
5
3
2
1
6
7
7
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
210
166
162
129
126
123
123
95
93
95
95
93
95
97
97
97
97
71
69
86
84
84
142
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
7
9
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
5
4
3
6
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
58
67
0
0
0
17
28
241
17
17
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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