Surf Forecasts:
Nantasket Beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SE swell with 119 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nantasket Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Nantasket Beach in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nantasket Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Nantasket Beach over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty lean run.
For the first week, from Friday the 28th of August right through to Thursday the 3rd of September, there’s just no surf worth paddling out for. We’re talking tiny waves and poor conditions day after day. It’s gonna be a long, flat stretch. You’d be better off finding something else to do.
Now, things try to get a little interesting as we move into late in the period, but even then, it’s only a short window. The only real highlight shapes up on Saturday morning, the 5th of September. For a few hours we could see some fun waves. Nantasket Beach will be picking up a chest-high, 4ft swell from the ENE. That’s a groundswell with a solid 10-second period, so there’s some decent energy behind it (346). The wind is forecast to be glassy early – that’s a huge plus for clean, smooth faces. This is the standout of the whole outlook, but it’s a long way off, so treat it as promising but not set in stone.
The rest of that weekend and into the following week settles back down into small, ordinary stuff with only marginal conditions. There’s a bit of leftover ENE swell on Sunday the 6th, around waist to chest-high with moderate energy, but the onshore breezes will mess it up.
Overall, I gotta say, for a spot this exposed to the NE swell direction, we’re just not getting the love this time. Conditions look better for a casual paddle than a proper surf session. Nothing to get excited about until that Saturday morning window, and even then, keep your expectations in check.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 41 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.96m | 12:11PM2.76m | 00:22AM3.00m | 12:48PM2.87m | 1:02AM3.00m | 1:24PM2.97m | 1:43AM2.97m | 2:03PM3.04m | 2:26AM2.91m | 2:44PM3.09m | 3:13AM2.81m | 3:30PM3.09m | 4:04AM2.70m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.07m | 6:10PM0.18m | 6:35AM0.02m | 6:50PM0.09m | 7:12AM-0.01m | 7:32PM0.02m | 7:50AM0.00m | 8:15PM-0.03m | 8:31AM0.04m | 9:02PM-0.04m | 9:15AM0.11m | 9:53PM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:25 | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 13 |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 55 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 55 | 79 | 64 | 108 | 160 | 160 | 987 | 844 | 90 | 181 | 655 | 1236 | 1236 | 1946 | 534 | 784 | 508 | 165 |
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