Nahant Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Massachusetts, USA)
Nahant Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell ENE | Wind W
Sea Temperature Today is: 14.8 °C
| Fri | Saturday 19 | |||
| 11PM | 2AM | 5AM | 8AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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ESE |
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| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
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Nahant Beach in Massachusetts is an exposed beach break that usually has waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west with some shelter here from south winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Nahant, Massachusetts, 1 km from Nahant Beach.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Nahant Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Lynn, 5 km from Nahant Beach.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 8 °C |
Current weather near Nahant Beach
Buoy Data:
At Boston Buoy, 14 miles from Nahant Beach.
| 5PM | 6PM | 7PM | 8PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Overall Nahant Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Nahant Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Visitor Reviews of Nahant Beach
“The water at Nahant Beach on Wednesday, August 18, 2011 was so disgusting you could not go in. There was so much algae or seaweed it was impossible to get through without getting covered with slime. I don't know what it was or if it was toxic.”
Fran from UNITED STATES - 17 Aug 2011
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Nahant Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break3 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break7 mi
- Fourth closest break9 mi
- Fifth closest break11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Nahant Beach:
- Closest wave buoy14 mi
- Second closest wave buoy19 mi
- Third closest wave buoy46 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy50 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy58 mi
Tide stations nearest to Nahant Beach:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station4 mi
- Third closest tide station4 mi
- Fourth closest tide station5 mi
- Fifth closest tide station6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Nahant Beach:
- Closest ski area18 mi
- Second closest ski area23 mi
- Third closest ski area24 mi
- Fourth closest ski area40 mi
- Fifth closest ski area49 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Nahant Beach:
- Closest city location4 mi
- Second closest city location6 mi
- Third closest city location6 mi
- Fourth closest city location7 mi
- Fifth closest city location7 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Nahant Beach is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Nahant Beach is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED), also in USA, 32 km (20 miles) away.
- Third is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ) in USA, 73 km (45 miles) away.
- Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA is 88 km (55 miles) away.
- Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Nahant Beach and is 90 km (56 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Nahant Beach, Massachusetts. Use the tab navigation above to view Nahant Beach sea temperature, Nahant Beach photographs, Nahant Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Nahant Beach webcams, current wind from Massachusetts live weather stations and Nahant Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Nahant Beach.
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