
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nantasket Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM2.90m | 11:43PM3.33m | 12:20PM3.00m | 00:36AM3.31m | 1:10PM3.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM-0.25m | 5:25PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.30m | 6:20PM-0.08m | 6:56AM-0.29m | 7:12PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | E 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | — | — |
— | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 653 | 2499 | 1838 | 2520 | 950 | 653 | 531 | 531 | 653 | 165 | 117 | 228 | 165 | 2506 | 181 | 2508 | 523 | 655 | 655 | 844 | 844 | 950 | 534 | 655 |
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