Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
4.5° 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 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)99999101010101099910101099101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21211616818181818181717171919232223252021222222
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
2.66
12:47PM
2.97
1:19AM
2.73
1:28PM
2.94
1:59AM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
-0.09
6:36AM
0.16
7:05PM
-0.11
7:19AM
0.12
7:46PM
-0.10
8:05AM
0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:07-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset4:40-------4:42-------4:44-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C-6-8-9-9-10-9-8-4-3-322322541-2-3-3-2-2-2
Feels °C (?)-14-16-17-16-17-16-15-11-10-10-5-6-5-6-6-2-3-6-9-9-9-9-10-10
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