Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
24
29
48
47
64
60
41
40
40
40
39
39
38
24
23
23
24
24
37
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:09PM2.41m
4:14AM2.66m
4:58PM2.39m
5:06AM2.62m
5:49PM2.42m
6:00AM2.61m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.62m
10:39AM0.38m
10:53PM0.64m
11:30AM0.40m
11:48PM0.61m
12:20PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:30
5:28
5:28
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
5
9
2
Temp °C
16
14
11
9
8
9
12
14
14
12
10
8
8
9
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
17
20
11
10
5
4
4
4
8
10
10
8
6
4
4
5
8
8
7
7
9
10
9
9
13
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
6
24
29
48
47
64
60
41
40
40
40
39
39
38
24
23
23
24
24
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
2
1
4
7
6
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
1
3
2
5
1
4
3
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
5
8
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
91
98
84
98
58
58
26
12
12
0
0
12
12
12
131
3012
64
314
55
12
12
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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