Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
ESE
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
11
15
11
8
10
13
55
74
67
196
128
134
123
118
369
371
377
369
306
246
202
164
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
0
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM2.76m
9:08PM3.00m
9:39AM2.85m
9:56PM3.20m
10:31AM2.94m
10:44PM3.36m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.19m
3:27AM0.01m
3:41PM0.09m
4:18AM-0.19m
4:30PM0.02m
5:09AM-0.35m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
14
3
Temp °C
12
13
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
9
9
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
11
10
12
10
9
8
5
6
6
8
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
10
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
115
128
134
123
97
369
371
377
369
306
246
202
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.4
NNE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
28
118
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
2
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
11
15
11
8
10
13
55
74
67
196
9
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1130
1713
1806
961
442
399
336
225
131
104
91
0
0
0
7
32
17
32
17
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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