
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nantasket Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM3.33m | 2:24PM3.02m | 2:38AM3.20m | 3:14PM3.01m | 3:31AM3.02m | 4:05PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM-0.31m | 8:24PM-0.01m | 8:57AM-0.20m | 9:18PM0.06m | 9:47AM-0.05m | 10:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 |
— | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 961 | 523 | 950 | 2511 | 523 | 523 | 531 | 531 | 2503 | 531 | 531 | 961 | 2735 | 403 | 360 | 471 | 26 | 55 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 91 | 91 | 90 |
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