Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
9
16
16
15
9
11
11
11
132
167
92
62
46
24
18
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:12AM2.49m
4:21PM2.74m
5:06AM2.36m
5:15PM2.64m
6:03AM2.28m
6:12PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.52m
10:50PM0.36m
10:59AM0.64m
11:47PM0.45m
11:55AM0.70m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:47
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
23
25
25
21
20
19
19
20
22
24
24
21
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
21
20
24
26
25
20
19
19
20
21
18
23
22
16
12
11
8
7
7
9
9
9
10
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