Nantasket Beach surf break

Nantasket Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT
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Nantasket Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nantasket Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nantasket Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nantasket Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
11
19
17
36
93
123
201
80
50
50
82
58
54
54
54
40
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
E
5
E
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:05PM2.76m
6:23AM2.81m
7:05PM2.79m
7:28AM2.72m
8:02PM2.82m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.07m
00:08AM0.34m
12:43PM0.17m
1:13AM0.33m
1:41PM0.25m
2:17AM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
4
5
6
4
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
7
8
10
10
11
12
12
10
11
17
19
18
15
12
13
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
6
3
2
3
5
5
8
12
11
8
10
17
20
19
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
121
80
50
50
82
58
54
54
54
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
6
3
6
5
17
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
4
11
19
17
36
93
123
201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
725
725
117
122
725
725
725
508
505
505
742
104
93
7
0
0
0
0
7
0
7
7
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
5
2
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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