Nantasket Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming down the line for Nantasket Beach.

Honestly, for the next week and a half, there’s not much to get excited about. The pattern is pretty flat and the wind is often in the wrong spot. We’ve got a long, quiet period ahead.

Starting Sunday the 23rd, it’s pretty much a no-go. We’re looking at weak, short-period swell at 2 ft from the ENE, but with onshore winds and combined energy way down at 45. That’s not worth paddling out for. Monday and Tuesday stay small and weak too, with a bit of clean surf on offer but hardly any push behind it.

The real dry spell runs from Sunday the 23rd all the way through to Monday the 31st of August. That’s over a week of barely any surfable energy. There is a little spike of interest on Monday afternoon the 31st when a long period groundswell of 16 to 18 seconds pushes through, but it’s tiny – just 1 ft. The wind goes glassy that afternoon, which is beautiful, but there’s simply not enough wave to ride. Combined energy edges up to 57, but it’s still weak.

We finally see a pulse of something on Tuesday the 1st of September. The afternoon brings a jump in swell height to 5 ft from the NNE, with combined energy at a moderate 175. That sounds promising, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the onshore wind is messy. It’s not going to be pretty.

The best of a bad run looks like Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning has 5 ft from the NE with combined energy at 207 – that’s a moderate amount of water moving. The period is still short (7 seconds), but by afternoon the wind swings cross-off from the SSW with a gentle breeze, cleaning things up. You’ll get surfable, ordinary conditions. Nothing to write home about, but it’s the only window where you might get a few crumbly ones to yourself. This is a beach break, and with the swell being short-period and straight from the northeast, it’ll lack that punch you’d want.

From the 3rd through the 7th, it’s back to poor conditions with onshore winds and dropping energy. Thursday the 3rd has moderate cross-onshore winds over 4 ft of swell, which is a write-off. Friday the 4th might offer a tiny bit of hope with cleaner conditions, but the swell is dropping and the wind is light cross-onshore.

So, if you’re desperate, keep an eye on Wednesday the 2nd of September. That’s your only real chance for a paddle. The crowds are possible there, but given how weak this outlook is, it’ll be quiet.

Stay patient. Forecasts change.

- Rusty

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