Nantasket Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° N 70.88° W

Nantasket Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
E
12
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
194
262
329
367
397
368
553
435
506
588
679
755
1100
1121
1347
1438
1731
2020
2302
2373
2337
2842
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:38AM2.50m
9:48PM2.79m
10:18AM2.65m
10:30PM2.88m
10:56AM2.81m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.35m
3:33PM0.45m
4:05AM0.24m
4:17PM0.30m
4:43AM0.14m
4:59PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:37
6:36
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
8
5
5
5
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