Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
41
57
62
41
21
19
11
7
7
6
7
3
8
2
4
16
2
4
5
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
E
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM2.90m
3:34AM2.80m
3:59PM2.96m
4:24AM2.71m
4:48PM2.99m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.06m
9:25PM0.15m
9:43AM0.10m
10:15PM0.13m
10:29AM0.17m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
1
11
3
1
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
23
20
19
19
20
26
29
30
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
23
25
25
Feels °C
25
22
22
23
17
17
18
19
24
27
29
22
21
20
23
24
24
27
28
29
27
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