Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
9
0.7
SE
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
6
9
14
18
12
12
24
61
86
80
55
43
42
62
124
169
181
165
156
142
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
W
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
7:00AM2.26m
7:09PM2.57m
7:57AM2.29m
8:06PM2.61m
8:51AM2.37m
9:00PM2.69m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.50m
12:52PM0.72m
1:42AM0.50m
1:49PM0.68m
2:36AM0.45m
2:44PM0.59m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:43
6:40
 mm
1
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
15
16
16
13
12
12
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
12
12
16
17
10
8
8
9
11
11
12
10
10
10
7
6
6
5
6
6
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