Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
60
21
29
29
18
18
9
9
10
18
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:40PM2.48m
00:40AM2.90m
1:19PM2.51m
1:19AM2.90m
1:57PM2.54m
1:59AM2.89m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.45m
7:03AM0.11m
7:06PM0.42m
7:41AM0.10m
7:47PM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
26
25
21
20
20
21
29
34
33
30
27
25
25
29
34
37
37
36
32
29
28
30
Feels °C
27
26
25
24
19
18
19
19
28
34
36
30
28
26
28
32
37
38
37
37
33
31
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
24
10
19
18
18
13
18
8
2
6
18
4
9
6
9
9
8
8
8
4
8
3
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
10
10
9
18
9
6
6
10
1
6
2
9
1
1
1
2
2
8
8
8
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
9
9
1
1
10
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
60
21
29
29
5
8
3
5
4
2
9
18
3
4
2
1
4
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
346
1248
652
529
529
650
58
97
97
56
43
43
97
53
53
97
320
97
351
53
111
97
102
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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