Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
6
12
19
48
71
74
145
52
40
33
35
39
39
45
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:18AM2.93m
6:05PM2.76m
6:23AM2.81m
7:05PM2.79m
7:28AM2.72m
8:02PM2.82m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.07m
00:08AM0.34m
12:43PM0.17m
1:13AM0.33m
1:41PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
2
6
7
7
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
15
16
16
15
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
4
2
3
4
6
7
9
8
7
8
14
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
9
9
72
52
40
33
35
39
39
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
6
3
9
17
20
29
26
25
13
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
3
6
12
19
48
71
74
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
213
805
805
784
131
117
117
725
725
725
508
399
399
276
97
90
17
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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