Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
18
29
69
94
110
108
205
85
94
82
66
83
100
103
92
88
67
44
31
27
27
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:10PM2.54m
00:12AM2.94m
12:47PM2.61m
00:50AM2.96m
1:23PM2.68m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.15m
5:58PM0.40m
6:34AM0.11m
6:38PM0.34m
7:10AM0.07m
7:18PM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
2
8
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
18
20
18
19
20
20
19
14
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
21
21
21
20
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