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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
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Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | |
209 | 199 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 191 | 154 | 141 | 84 | 169 | 140 | 111 | 113 | 125 | 103 | 106 | 85 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:22AM2.91m | 1:02PM2.53m | 1:01AM2.90m | 1:41PM2.51m | 1:41AM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.43m | 6:47AM0.09m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:25AM0.11m | 7:29PM0.46m | 8:06AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
209 | 199 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 86 | — | 84 | 56 | 169 | 140 | 111 | 113 | 125 | 103 | 106 | 85 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | — | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 191 | 154 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 95 | 89 | 89 |
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