
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nantasket Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | 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 | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:12AM2.65m | 8:32PM2.93m | 9:13AM2.79m | 9:34PM2.97m | 10:07AM2.93m | 10:28PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.13m | 2:12PM0.31m | 2:56AM0.08m | 3:16PM0.19m | 3:51AM0.02m | 4:12PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
42 | 42 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 7 | 108 | 2671 | 442 | 1238 | 1232 | 1232 | 1232 | 1045 | 1051 | 655 | 987 | 961 | 961 | 844 | 844 | 805 | 805 | 807 | 340 | 67 | 108 | 91 |
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