Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
26
30
16
28
27
28
44
100
128
186
170
132
121
92
113
155
255
327
405
473
461
Wind (km/h)
10
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:57AM2.29m
8:06PM2.61m
8:51AM2.37m
9:00PM2.69m
9:38AM2.50m
9:48PM2.79m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.50m
1:49PM0.68m
2:36AM0.45m
2:44PM0.59m
3:24AM0.35m
3:33PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
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cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:40
6:38
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
15
9
9
10
11
12
14
13
9
9
8
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
7
6
7
6
7
8
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