Nantasket Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at Nantasket Beach.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one to swallow. Looking at the next sixteen days, there’s just not a single window where the surf gets its act together. It’s a real flat spell, and the forecast is honestly pretty grim for anyone wanting to paddle out. The waves are tiny, the energy is weak, and the conditions just aren’t there for a proper surf session.

We kick things off on Tuesday, August 4th, with a tiny 1ft swell from the ESE, but it’s got next to no energy behind it (18). The morning is clean with a light offshore breeze, but the wave is just too small to do anything with. It’s a consistent break, but that doesn’t help when there’s nothing to ride. The afternoon goes glassy with a 2ft SE swell, but again, the energy is still way too low (58) to make it worthwhile. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a write-off. We’re looking at swell heights barely cracking 0.7ft, with periods under 8 seconds and energy readings that are pitiful – mostly single digits and low double digits. The wind does offer some clean windows, like a glassy morning on Saturday, August 8th, or a glassy Sunday, August 9th, but it’s the same story: not enough wave to push a surfboard. The longest we wait with no real recommendation is a brutal stretch from the start all the way through.

The only thing that slightly changes the picture is a blip of windswell on Thursday, August 13th, with a 1ft NE swell and a very short period of 4 seconds. The energy climbs to 10, but it’s a messy, choppy, cross-onshore day. A beach break like Nantasket with that setup? It’s honestly looking more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The same goes for a couple of other days where the wind is onshore and the swell is small and crumbly, like Sunday, August 16th.

There’s a brief moment of hope on Friday, August 14th, with a glassy morning and a 0.3ft SE swell with a 10-second period, giving a touch more energy (8). But it’s still flat. Later that afternoon, a 13-second period groundswell shows up from the east, but again, it’s only 0.3ft. The energy is still low. A long-period swell like that on a beach break like Nantasket can be a bit straight and tricky, but it’s a moot point when there’s no height.

The bottom line is, this is a blank run for Nantasket. The waves are too small, the energy is too weak, and the few days with decent wind don’t have any swell to work with. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just goes to sleep. Keep your eye on it, though – forecasts can change, and it doesn’t usually stay this poor for long.

Stay tuned, Rusty.

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