Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
17
19
18
5
7
16
12
18
35
28
31
20
16
8
8
7
6
11
7
6
6
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41PM2.52m
2:42AM2.81m
3:23PM2.46m
3:26AM2.73m
4:09PM2.41m
4:14AM2.66m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.16m
8:32PM0.52m
9:06AM0.25m
9:15PM0.57m
9:51AM0.33m
10:02PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:31
5:31
5:30
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
24
22
16
16
16
14
15
20
19
18
14
14
13
11
11
15
17
16
14
13
10
9
10
18
18
16
9
12
11
9
10
15
13
13
9
11
11
9
7
11
14
13
12
8
6
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
20
16
8
8
6
6
6
5
5
3
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
3
7
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
2
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
7
1
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
4
17
19
18
13
14
16
12
18
35
28
31
3
3
11
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
331
1945
1945
565
1630
1634
1679
1823
1680
1238
1238
331
131
55
55
58
85
102
102
58
58
58
58
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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