Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
5.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.8
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)966799999994949988885588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3864604261534032323220241697777777766
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
5
SSW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
2.65
9:11PM
2.59
9:28AM
2.76
9:55PM
2.79
10:17AM
2.87
10:39PM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.28
3:15AM
0.31
3:41PM
0.15
4:04AM
0.10
4:26PM
0.03
4:52AM
-0.11
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:23-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------156---
Temp. °C142022211917161519181616161717161718181617181919
Feels °C (?)101517181715141419151316161717171717171617182021
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