Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 01 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
4.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)910101094555666666677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31166044142453667711414516116712364113149154161138139976650
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
2.93
12:03AM
2.98
12:26PM
2.90
12:40AM
3.00
1:06PM
2.83
1:16AM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
-0.03
5:48PM
-0.00
6:11AM
-0.09
6:26PM
0.04
6:52AM
-0.09
7:04PM
0.10
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-6:26-------6:24-------6:22------
Sunset----7:07-------7:09-------7:10---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C10131821117520-1000000112916151616
Feels °C (?)7101619630-4-7-7-6-7-6-5-5-5-3-3-2512111214
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