Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C

2.1°C warmer than 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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 Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
8
3
19
20
9
6
7
7
10
10
10
11
18
18
18
7
14
14
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
10
NE
20
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:15AM2.67m
8:35PM3.07m
9:12AM2.72m
9:28PM3.22m
10:09AM2.78m
10:22PM3.35m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.14m
2:20PM0.19m
3:02AM-0.03m
3:14PM0.13m
3:58AM-0.20m
4:08PM0.07m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:21
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
27
31
28
22
22
22
22
25
28
27
24
20
19
20
18
19
23
22
20
18
19
Feels °C
20
20
21
28
32
29
25
25
24
24
26
31
28
25
21
20
22
19
19
23
21
20
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
8
3
5
2
9
2
7
7
10
10
10
11
18
18
18
7
14
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
7
8
7
14
6
4
2
5
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
6
7
1
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
3
0.3
E
2
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
19
20
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
53
43
140
93
112
120
102
93
93
123
123
123
358
358
123
123
142
127
174
127
190
236
180
657
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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