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Nantasket Beach, United States

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Massachusetts, the wider area. Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Nantasket Beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (45°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (225°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nantasket Beach, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 dive sites.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), direct.

    See flights MDW → BOS · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Nantasket Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Nantasket Beach does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct61 ft5 s8kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct112 ft8 s65kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct144 ft7 s144kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct364 ft7 s104kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct82 ft7 s24kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct232 ft5 s16kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct61 ft4 s1kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct5under 1 ft8 s2kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct2under 1 ft7 s1kJ14°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to BOS, then 35 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Nantasket Beach

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to BOS, then 35 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

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Rough cost

About £850–£1,530 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BOS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£145–£300
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£25–£40
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£850–£1,530

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Nantasket Beach

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