Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)555567111144556610999345655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74743222510201053222252352603929
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
E
25
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
2.87
3:29AM
2.76
3:47PM
2.67
4:20AM
2.71
4:44PM
2.50
5:12AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
0.00
9:36AM
0.24
10:01PM
0.17
10:34AM
0.32
10:52PM
0.32
11:32AM
0.37
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-
Sunset4:28-------4:29-------4:30-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------11------4131--12
Temp. °C55432226671011644454334344
Feels °C (?)1111-1-2-21115600011-2-4-30-122
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