Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
3
7
9
8
7
7
9
8
12
35
41
51
65
126
215
263
312
239
328
259
187
159
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:50PM2.71m
4:01AM2.77m
4:33PM2.79m
4:51AM2.71m
5:21PM2.87m
5:45AM2.65m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.14m
9:52PM0.36m
10:15AM0.16m
10:42PM0.31m
11:01AM0.18m
11:36PM0.25m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
3
2
11
8
4
1
Temp °C
24
25
24
23
22
19
18
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
Feels °C
23
22
22
21
21
19
19
17
16
18
16
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
9
7
3
7
1
1
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
2
7
239
243
217
187
159
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
0.7
NE
5
1.7
E
8
1.6
ENE
7
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
5
9
8
12
35
41
51
65
126
215
263
312
30
328
259
12
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1679
534
1968
1256
581
439
950
581
349
383
470
850
986
415
746
1009
834
276
276
276
32
28
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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