Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
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)
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
79
260
318
379
332
332
273
216
171
136
104
78
56
55
36
35
23
22
13
13
12
12
6
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:31AM2.94m
10:44PM3.36m
11:22AM3.00m
11:33PM3.47m
12:14PM3.02m
00:24AM3.51m
Low Tide
4:18AM-0.19m
4:30PM0.02m
5:09AM-0.35m
5:19PM-0.03m
6:00AM-0.45m
6:10PM-0.04m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
13
19
22
24
18
15
15
16
19
24
26
28
25
21
17
9
8
9
8
7
6
8
10
7
10
16
19
19
13
11
11
13
18
21
23
25
24
19
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
89
60
260
318
379
332
332
273
216
171
136
104
78
56
55
36
35
23
22
13
13
12
12
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
8
79
2
3
13
12
12
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
1
9
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
7
0
0
0
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
69
26
26
58
55
55
67
58
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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