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Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nantasket Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | E 18 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:24AM3.51m | 1:08PM3.00m | 1:17AM3.48m | 2:03PM2.96m | 2:13AM3.39m | 2:59PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM-0.47m | 7:03PM-0.02m | 7:47AM-0.42m | 7:58PM0.05m | 8:42AM-0.32m | 8:55PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 19 |
17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | E 16 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 5 | E 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | NE 4 | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 5 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 97 | 97 | 523 | 117 | 523 | 523 | 58 | 58 | 332 | 64 | 336 | 336 | 108 | 558 | 102 | 331 | 58 | 138 | 529 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 100 |
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