Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nantasket Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 12 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM2.64m | 7:41AM2.26m | 7:49PM2.62m | 8:40AM2.27m | 8:46PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.45m | 1:31PM0.69m | 2:27AM0.45m | 2:28PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
5 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 7 |
12 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 4 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 117 | 67 | 67 | 225 | 742 | 133 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 844 | 2735 | 108 | 340 | 55 |
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