Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (29 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s

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 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
18
19
19
18
18
18
24
24
19
20
29
25
18
18
9
9
24
24
15
9
9
9
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
ENE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM2.46m
00:00AM2.88m
12:40PM2.48m
00:40AM2.90m
1:19PM2.51m
1:19AM2.90m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.47m
6:25AM0.14m
6:25PM0.45m
7:03AM0.11m
7:06PM0.42m
7:41AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
<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
23
24
23
22
23
21
21
22
28
31
31
26
23
22
23
26
32
35
30
26
27
25
24
26
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
22
28
30
29
23
20
20
20
24
32
36
32
30
31
29
28
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
23
18
19
19
18
18
18
24
24
19
19
18
18
18
9
3
6
24
24
3
5
3
9
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
10
10
9
18
6
9
3
24
5
9
9
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
9
1
9
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
S
5
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
2
20
29
25
17
7
7
4
1
15
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
1450
1400
1638
47
47
47
97
346
1848
659
1249
1839
754
556
556
60
172
338
140
118
97
102
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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