Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
19.7°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
23
18
52
61
48
97
96
194
155
164
127
105
79
54
41
49
48
67
64
63
43
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM2.52m
6:24PM2.99m
7:13AM2.50m
7:31PM2.99m
8:21AM2.56m
8:39PM3.04m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.36m
00:58AM0.12m
1:09PM0.37m
2:05AM0.10m
2:17PM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
14
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
20
23
24
24
22
Feels °C
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
14
12
14
16
17
17
16
15
13
14
18
22
22
21
20
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