Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
2.7° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
6
16
22
44
33
14
15
10
31
11
12
22
44
42
40
39
19
16
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM2.64m
5:49PM2.83m
6:22AM2.49m
6:41PM2.78m
7:20AM2.38m
7:33PM2.73m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.23m
11:30AM0.29m
00:11AM0.30m
12:22PM0.44m
1:09AM0.34m
1:15PM0.55m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
6
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
24
26
22
22
23
21
21
22
23
26
27
25
21
18
16
17
21
23
22
19
19
Feels °C
16
18
20
21
23
20
23
22
20
21
23
23
26
27
25
18
15
14
14
18
20
18
16
17
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