Nantasket Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m taking a look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like for us here.

To be straight with you, it’s a bit of a tough stretch. There’s very little on offer and the surf is pretty weak throughout. Nantasket Beach is our only spot, but we’re looking at a long stretch of small, poor-quality waves for the foreseeable future. The water temperature is 68°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re sitting out there waiting for something that isn’t coming.

Right from the get-go, we kick off on Tuesday, July 7th, with some light rain and a messy E swell. It’s only 2 ft, with a short, snappy 4-second period and the wind is coming out of the ENE at 12 mph, putting us onshore and choppy. Combined wave energy is just 27 – that’s real weak. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 8th holds a bit more size – 4 ft in the morning from the east, period bumps up to 8 seconds, and the combined energy reaches 138 which is moderate – but the wind is onshore from the E at 3 mph in the morning, then clocking around to cross-on from the SE in the afternoon. The wave comment is “poor surf conditions” – it just isn’t clean.

Thursday the 9th drops off. Mornings see 2 ft with a clean look thanks to a light cross-offshore SW breeze at 9 mph. Energy is low at 55. The afternoon through to the 10th offers small but clean conditions with offshore winds, but the swell is tiny – 2 ft or less. Not really ridable.

From Saturday the 11th onward, it’s a full-on lull. We’ve got days with swell as small as 0.6 ft and wave energy figures like 7, 9, and 10. The wind is often clean – we even see glassy conditions on the morning of Saturday, July 18th, with a 2 ft NE swell and no wind – but the wave heights are so small it’s basically flat. The combined energy is still just 39. Even that little pop on the 18th is barely a ripple.

The tail end of the 16-day window on July 19th and 20th holds a touch more promise. The swell gets a little longer in period – 10 and 11 seconds – coming from the SE, with clean conditions and light wind. But the height is only 1 ft, combined energy is in the low 30s. Still too small to recommend.

Look, it’s a quiet period. This is about two weeks with no decent surf. Nantasket Beach can be consistent when the conditions line up, but right now we’ve got a blank run. Unless the forecasts shift, it’s probably more of a kite-surfing setup when the wind picks up and the quality drops, but for a paddle surfer, I’d say hang tight.

-Rusty

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