Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Nantasket Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43AM2.97m | 2:03PM3.04m | 2:26AM2.91m | 2:44PM3.09m | 3:13AM2.81m | 3:30PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.00m | 8:15PM-0.03m | 8:31AM0.04m | 9:02PM-0.04m | 9:15AM0.11m | 9:53PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | — | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 26 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 653 | 677 | 655 | 523 | 1236 | 1236 | 1474 | 108 | 844 | 844 | 844 | 878 | 581 | 383 | 403 | 489 | 560 | 742 | 784 | 505 | 504 | 531 | 131 |
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