Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 37°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 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)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
24
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36PM2.58m
2:39AM2.86m
3:15PM2.62m
3:21AM2.81m
3:55PM2.68m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.09m
8:29PM0.39m
8:59AM0.09m
9:13PM0.37m
9:40AM0.11m
9:59PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
29
33
36
37
34
29
27
25
28
32
34
32
28
24
23
21
22
25
25
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
27
30
31
33
36
32
29
27
26
28
31
33
32
29
24
21
20
21
23
22
21
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
8
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
3
1
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
7
7
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
4
24
3
2
2
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
2
1
1
Distance (km)
123
123
102
236
114
111
169
169
190
190
853
1960
174
520
650
651
651
652
1688
520
1960
3490
1249
529
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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