Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
3
3
3
8
8
104
106
139
225
279
340
377
688
585
477
567
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
0
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32PM2.57m
6:19AM2.30m
6:28PM2.55m
7:12AM2.36m
7:22PM2.58m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.48m
12:13PM0.71m
00:53AM0.48m
1:09PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
6
5
6
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5
5
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4
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7
8
5
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