Nantasket Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather 'round, crew. Rusty here. Let's be straight with ya – this is a tough stretch. For the next couple of weeks, we are looking at a whole lot of flat, weak, and messy conditions. Nantasket Beach is the only game in town in this forecast, and for the vast majority of the next 16 days, it's going to be a frustrating wait. We've got a solid gap of nearly two weeks of nothing really worth paddling out for, starting right now and running through most of the month. Don't expect much until the very end of the run.

Looking at the numbers, the water temp at Nantasket is sitting at 66°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least the rubber isn't mandatory on those rare clean days.

Alright, let's walk through it. This Friday and Saturday, September 11th and 12th, is a write-off. We're talking ankle-snappers at 0.3 ft. Even though Friday afternoon looks glassy with that northerly breeze, there's just nothing to ride.

Sunday the 13th brings some rain and a bit more wind, but still only 0.7 ft to 2 ft. Not happening.

The entire week from Monday the 14th through to Tuesday the 22nd is just depressing. We get a little bump on Tuesday the 15th with a 3 ft swell from the NE (energy is still only 62), but the wind is on it, making it a choppy mess. The rest of that week and the next is all sub-2 ft junk with poor wind direction.

Now, finally, there is a glimmer of hope. Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 24th. After a solid two-week drought, things might actually get interesting. The morning is ordinary, with clean 2 ft surf from the ESE (66 energy), but the afternoon is the real standout for this whole period. A clean 8 ft swell is forecast from the ENE, with a period of 8 seconds, and the wind is a clean, cross-off breeze from the WSW. The energy jumps to a solid 666, and the forecast says "expect very good surf conditions." That's the one to circle. It's big enough for the intermediates, but with it being over 7 ft, it'll be more for the experienced crew on a beach break like this.

The problem? The very next day, Friday the 25th, that same swell gets slammed by fresh onshore winds from the ENE at 19 mph, turning it into a complete mess. So it's a one-afternoon window.

If you're a kite surfer, the days around the 24th and 25th with that strong cross-onshore wind and decent swell (over 7 ft in the water) might look better than paddling.

So, to sum it up: Don't bother for the next two weeks. Suck it up, clean your wax, and wait for the 24th. If you can sneak out Thursday afternoon, that's your only real shot. The rest? Save your energy.

Rusty.

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