Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
8.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
318
312
266
260
260
205
166
162
155
126
123
120
117
91
91
91
93
95
97
125
97
97
71
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
N
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
N
20
NNW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:24AM2.79m
11:32PM3.01m
12:05PM2.75m
00:08AM3.01m
12:44PM2.71m
00:45AM2.99m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.24m
5:52AM-0.02m
5:59PM0.29m
6:31AM-0.01m
6:36PM0.34m
7:09AM0.02m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
1
2
1
1
2
5
5
Temp °C
8
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
12
15
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
13
11
9
8
8
7
6
9
8
9
7
5
3
4
7
11
12
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
10
8
7
6
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
377
318
312
266
260
260
205
166
162
155
126
123
120
117
91
91
91
93
95
97
125
97
97
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
3
12
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
17
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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