Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C
1.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
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
10
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:48PM2.99m
5:20AM2.62m
5:41PM3.02m
6:20AM2.55m
6:40PM3.05m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.17m
11:10PM0.12m
11:22AM0.23m
00:09AM0.11m
12:20PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
27
31
32
27
24
23
23
24
30
32
32
30
27
26
25
26
31
34
31
30
27
Feels °C
27
30
31
26
23
25
25
26
32
35
35
32
29
29
27
28
32
35
32
32
28
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