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South Shore Beach Guide

Nantasket
Beach

South Shore Style

Boston's classic beach resort -- a 3-mile crescent on the Hull peninsula, with wide soft sand, the preserved 1928 Paragon carousel, DCR bathhouses and a ferry from Hingham that makes it easy to leave the car behind.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Nantasket Beach

Hull, 3-mile DCR state beach

Classic resort, ferry access

Green Hill Beach

Weymouth, 5 mi north

Local, quieter

Wollaston Beach

Quincy, Boston Harbor

City beach, harbor views

Duxbury Beach

20 mi south, beautiful barrier

6 miles, pristine and wild

Brant Rock

Marshfield, 12 mi south

Seawall, great surf fishing

Pemberton Point

Hull tip, no swimming

Fort Revere views, birding

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Hingham Square

15 min north

Restaurants, Hingham Harbor and the ferry to Boston -- the South Shore's best dining town

Hull Village

5 min north

Local Hull bars, restaurants and the Lifesaving Museum -- the quiet end of the peninsula

Duxbury

25 min south

Historic shipbuilding town, stunning barrier beach and the Duxbury Bay oyster farms

Quincy

20 min north

Presidents' birthplaces (Adams), the Marina Bay waterfront and excellent Asian dining

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Nantasket Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Nantasket, the water is 55°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 65°F but feels like 59°F. Wind is 9 mph from the SW and the UV index peaks at 3 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 4:47 AM, Low 10:46 AM, High 5:03 PM, Low 11:29 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash. Allowed until May 1.