Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (27 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
7
7
6
6
5
6
4
4
4
7
6
6
6
9
11
7
8
20
7
25
27
843
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
E
5
NE
5
ENE
15
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:24AM2.59m
9:41PM2.86m
10:15AM2.57m
10:24PM2.89m
11:00AM2.56m
11:05PM2.91m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.34m
4:01AM0.18m
4:06PM0.37m
4:46AM0.13m
4:48PM0.40m
5:28AM0.10m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
1
4
Temp °C
26
29
29
24
20
18
16
17
16
14
15
14
13
11
11
13
16
14
12
13
12
8
6
5
23
26
26
23
19
16
14
15
13
12
14
13
10
9
9
10
13
10
9
10
8
3
0
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
12
12
7
7
6
6
4
5
2
4
4
5
2
6
4
9
11
6
8
20
7
25
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
7
6
3
6
6
5
7
6
3
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
3
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
6
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
843
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
346
97
346
111
102
123
127
198
127
108
127
180
123
194
142
95
190
520
652
89
391
534
534
658
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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