Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (29 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
!
1
4
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
2.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
45
51
76
79
101
836
2160
1833
1272
975
940
579
436
315
252
205
177
186
154
119
116
113
96
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
25
SSE
20
NW
20
W
10
NNW
45
NE
50
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
15
NNE
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:03PM2.96m
11:43AM2.59m
11:40PM2.96m
12:23PM2.57m
00:19AM2.94m
1:01PM2.55m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.43m
5:30AM0.08m
5:30PM0.45m
6:09AM0.08m
6:09PM0.47m
6:47AM0.10m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
2
4
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
6
8
1
Temp °C
17
14
13
11
9
9
10
7
9
10
10
8
8
10
15
17
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
12
9
6
4
6
1
-4
1
3
5
4
4
7
13
14
11
12
11
9
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
18
45
51
76
79
101
150
747
579
436
315
252
205
177
186
154
119
116
113
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
12
3
3
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.3
NW
2
2.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
0.3
SE
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
2
5
1
836
2160
1833
1272
975
940
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
523
537
523
7
0
0
32
660
893
108
7
0
0
0
0
7
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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