Nantasket Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking over the next stretch for Nantasket Beach. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough run. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for decent surf. We’re looking at a long, flat spell with barely a pulse.

Right now, on Monday the 6th, we’ve got tiny waves, just 0.7ft, with a light onshore breeze chopping things up. Water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive. The energy in the water is next to nothing (7), and the surf is just poor.

Things tease a little around Tuesday the 7th and into Wednesday the 8th. We see the swell nudge up to that 4ft to 4ft range, and the combined energy climbs to a moderate 130-139. But that’s a short-period, wind-driven E swell, and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore. It’s going to be bumpy and messy. Not worth getting wet for.

We get a glimpse of cleaner conditions on Thursday the 9th, with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops right back down to 2ft to 2ft. Then it’s back to tiny surf and onshores. There’s another small flare around Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th, where the swell hits 5ft and the energy pushes into the 120-151 range, but the wind is still cross-onshore, making for a choppy, poor-quality wave.

The rest of the run into the second week is just flat. We’re talking about 0.3ft to 1ft for days on end. Even on Friday the 17th and Sunday the 19th, when we get glassy conditions, the swell is virtually non-existent. You’d be floating out there on a lake.

For this area, a blank run like this is fairly normal. There just isn’t any quality on offer. This setup would be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, especially on those breezy days around the 7th, 8th, and 13th. But for us, it’s a no-go.

Keep an eye on the charts, things can change, but for now, the boards stay in the van.

Rusty.

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